NCMEC
Organizations & Companies abbreviation · Nonprofit
| Stands for | National Center for Missing & Exploited Children |
|---|---|
| Categories | Organizations & Companies |
NCMEC stands for National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, a nonprofit abbreviation.
Private nonprofit that serves as the US clearinghouse on missing and sexually exploited children, assisting families and law enforcement, distributing AMBER Alerts with partners and running the CyberTipline for reports of online child exploitation.
Example: The platform filed a report with the NCMEC CyberTipline after detecting the abusive images.
Usage notes
Founded in 1984, it is based in Alexandria, Virginia, and receives much of its funding from the Justice Department. US online service providers are legally required to report child sexual abuse material they discover to its CyberTipline, which receives tens of millions of reports a year. It is pronounced "NICK-mick".
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