Heat Initiative
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Heat Initiative
@heatinitiative.bsky.social
Big Tech is failing to protect kids from sexual abuse online. We're here to change that.
Meta’s “PG-13” update for #InstagramTeens sounds like progress, but without transparency or independent validation of efficacy, parents have little reason to believe it will actually keep their kids safer.

Read our full statement below.
October 14, 2025 at 11:09 PM
#Apple on Sept. 9th versus us every day since 2023...

#iPhone17 #OnBrand
August 26, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Appalling & yet wholly unsurprising that Apple's negligent #AppStore policies didn't catch this.

Demand accountability: rallystarter.com/rally/2700/h...
July 16, 2025 at 4:25 PM
The #KidsOnlineSafetyAct has been reintroduced, and #Apple supports it.

Obviously, we have some thoughts. Read our full statement below. 🔥
May 14, 2025 at 5:45 PM
We brought #TimCook back to his alma mater, Auburn University, for A-Day to ask his fellow Tigers what they think about his approach to child safety.

So far? Auburn agrees... He could do a lot more.

#TellTimCook #ChildSafety #TechAccountability
April 12, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Today’s @latimes.com #Oscars issue, featuring #Apple.

On a night dedicated to celebrating storytelling, we chose to spotlight a story too often ignored: child sexual abuse material is stored on iCloud. Apple allows it.

While Apple refuses to talk about it, survivors will.
March 2, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Statement from @heatinitiative.bsky.social CEO Sarah Gardner regarding Apple's child safety updates.
February 27, 2025 at 9:34 PM
🔥 Important Campaign Update: #Apple has updated or removed more than 61% of the unsafe apps flagged in our Rotten Ratings report.

Read our full statement below.

cc: ParentsTogether Action via @parentstogether.bsky.social
February 26, 2025 at 6:13 PM