RAINN-Backed “Take It Down Act” Passes Congress!

Washington, D. C. (April 28, 2025) — Today Congress gave survivors of tech-enabled sexual abuse a historic win with the landslide passage of the RAINN-backed Take It Down Act, fundamentally changing the way survivors experience the internet.

RAINN Expands Communications Services Using AWS to Reach Survivors Through Social Media Messaging Platforms

RAINN Expands Communications Services Using AWS to Reach Survivors Through Social Media Messaging Platforms

 

RAINN uses Amazon Web Services (AWS) End User Messaging Social, which leverages the WhatsApp Connector to create on-demand crisis hotlines and additional online support mediums. This solution integrates RAINN's National Sexual Assault Hotline directly into social media messaging platforms, gaming, and other social networking sites.

Mississippi Signs New RAINN-supported Bill Into Law

 Victory for Survivors: New Law Protects Survivors Who Report Sexual Offenses

Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves Signs RAINN-supported Bill Into Law

 

NEW ROADS TO HEALING AND JUSTICE FOR SEXUAL VIOLENCE SURVIVORS IN VIRGINIA

Va. Governor Youngkin Signs Three RAINN-supported Bills Into Law

 

In a sweeping show of survivor-centered legislative progress, Monday, Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin signed into law three RAINN-supported bills that give survivors of sexual violence tools they need to seek justice and healing.

 

“TAKE IT DOWN ACT” ROUNDTABLE WITH FIRST LADY AND BI-PARTISAN LAWMAKERS TO COMBAT TECH-ENABLED SEXUAL ABUSE

Washington, D. C. (March 3, 2025) — Today, RAINN Vice President of Public Policy Stefan Turkheimer gave remarks at a Capitol Hill roundtable hosted by the First Lady of the United States Melania Trump and a bi-partisan group of lawmakers advocating for online protection for victims of tech-enabled sexual abuse through the Take It Down Act.

 

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