EIE Press Releases

WASHINGTON, DC (April 21, 2026) – Enough Is Enough^® (EIE) is urging Meta not to move forward with plans to enable facial recognition on its Ray-Ban and Oakley smart glasses, citing concerns over children’s privacy and predators. The ACLU and 75 other organizations have also called on Meta to ban facial recognition. U.S. Senators Ed Markey, Je ...MORE..

WASHINGTON, DC (April 16, 2026) – Enough Is Enough^® (EIE) commends Roblox for its plans to institute more stringent safety controls to protect children from predators on the platform, but criticizes the company for taking so long to do so. Roblox just settled a lawsuit filed by the state of Nevada for $12 million. Roblox is currently facing over ...MORE..

WASHINGTON, DC (April 14, 2026) – Enough Is Enough^® (EIE) commends the leaders of Greece, Indonesia, and other countries for acting to protect their youth from the harms of social media and tech platforms, and calls on the U.S. Congress to advance online child protection legislation.  Greece, Indonesia, Spain, the United Kingdom, France, and A ...MORE..

WASHINGTON, DC (March 25, 2026) – Enough Is Enough^® (EIE) commended the verdict finding that Meta and YouTube are negligent for deliberately hooking children on social media and causing them harm. The jury ordered the companies to pay $6 million to the plaintiff, identified as KGM, who sued several social media giants, including Meta, Google (You ...MORE..

WASHINGTON, DC (March 24, 2026) – Enough Is Enough^® applauds the jury’s verdict in New Mexico for finding Meta liable for harming children on its platforms. Meta will have to pay $375 million in damages. “Meta has knowingly enabled child sexual exploitation on its platforms and harmed children irreparably, refusing to put the safety of chil ...MORE..

WASHINGTON, DC (February 10, 2026) – On Safer Internet Day (February 10), Enough Is Enough^® (EIE) encourages Congress to pass the ECCHO Act (S. 3397), the Stop Sextortion Act (S. 3398), and the SAFE Act, all of which are being marked up by the Senate Judiciary Committee this week. These bills, introduced by Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Dick ...MORE..

MT. PLEASANT, SC (February 6, 2026) – Enough Is Enough^® (EIE) commended the South Carolina legislature for passing the Age-Appropriate Design Code Act (HB 3431) that will require social media platforms and other “covered online services” to offer easy ways to turn certain features off by default to better protect ...MORE..

“Big Tech Must be Treated Like Big Tobacco” WASHINGTON, DC (February 4, 2026) – Ahead of the 30th anniversary of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-104) which included Communications Decency Act Section 230 signed into law on February 8, 1996, Enough Is Enough^® says Section 230 must be repealed for not only its failure to pro ...MORE..

WASHINGTON, DC (January 21, 2026) – Enough Is Enough^® (EIE) is calling on state legislatures to prioritize passage of legislation to protect children from the harms of AI chatbots. Pluribus News reported that new bills have been introduced in California, Florida, Mich ...MORE..

“It’s time for Big Tech’s Immunity to End,” says EIE President WASHINGTON, DC (December 18, 2025) – Enough Is Enough^® (EIE) supports the introduction of Sunset 230 Act of 2025 that will end Big Tech’s liability shield, Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, introduced today by U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and U.S. Senate ...MORE..

WASHINGTON, DC (December 17, 2025) – Enough Is Enough^® (EIE) commended Mattel for delaying the release of AI toys due to growing public concern over their safety – concerns exposed by U.S. Public Interest Research Group (PIRG), and amplified by EIE’s advocacy and the efforts of EIE’s coalition allies. “The AI teddy bear, Kumma, powered ...MORE..

WASHINGTON, DC (December 9, 2025) – Enough Is Enough^® (EIE) said that Australia’s forthcoming social media ban for those under age 16 is the result of Big Tech’s failure to prioritize online child safety, and should be the incentive for Big Tech to change. “Austral ...MORE..

EIE RELEASES 'NAUGHTY & NICE' LIST OF HOLIDAY GIFTS FOR CHILDREN AND TEENS WASHINGTON, DC (November 25, 2025) – As the holiday shopping season begins, Enough ...MORE..

WASHINGTON, DC (November 17, 2025) – Enough Is Enough^® (EIE) is calling for parents to #RethinkRoblox gift cards for their children’s upcoming holiday presents. Roblox gift cards enable children to make purchases on the platform. “Instead of rewarding Roblox, a pl ...MORE..

WASHINGTON, DC (November 13, 2025) – Enough Is Enough^® (EIE) is warning parents about an online group called 764 that is targeting children for exploitation through social media platforms, gaming sites like Discord and Roblox, and mobile apps. The FBI recently issued a� ...MORE..

WASHINGTON, DC (November 10, 2025) – Enough Is Enough^® (EIE) said that the latest lawsuit against Roblox filed by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton must compel the platform to make immediate changes to prevent predators from accessing children. This lawsuit was filed against Roblox “for flagrantly ignoring state and federal online safety laws w ...MORE..

WASHINGTON, DC (September 10, 2025) – Enough Is Enough^® (EIE) said that Congress needs to hold Meta to account for egregious safety issues that have allowed children using Virtual Reality (VR) devices to be sexually exploited. Two Meta whistleblowers testified before the S ...MORE..

 Enough Is Enough^® (EIE) said that the Federal Trade Commission’s $5 million dollar settlement with Aylo (parent company of Pornhub) is just, however it will not help to protect children from the extreme pornography freely accessible to anyone. In 2022, EIE launched a national petition calling on the Department of J ...MORE..

WASHINGTON, DC (August 28, 2025) – Enough Is Enough^® (EIE) is urgently calling on Congress to enact changes to ensure children are protected online, in light of a new lawsuit alleging that “ChatGPT actively helped [a teen] explore suicide methods.”  “The lawsuit against OpenAI’s ChatGPT by the parents of a teen boy, Adam Raine, who com ...MORE..

Major Victory for Children and Families as the U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Texas Age Verification Law for Pornography Sites Today, in a decisive 6-3 ruling, the Supreme Court of the United States has upheld a groundbreaking Texas law that requires pornography ...MORE..

Parents Beware: Valid National Security Concerns and TikTok’s U.S. Toxic Version Pushed to America’s Children Make it a Double Threat Washington, D.C. - Enough Is Enough^® applauds the Supreme Court’s unanimous ruling upholding a federal law that could ban TikTok unless its Chinese-owned company, ByteDance, sells its ...MORE..

Washington, DC – Today, January 15, 2025, the United States Supreme Court has an historic opportunity to profoundly impact the lives of America’s youth by protecting them from the evils of online sexual exploitation. By upholding Texas’ age verification law in Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton, 23-50627 (5th Cir ...MORE..

"ENOUGH IS ENOUGH®"AND ALLIES CALL ON 2024 PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES TO SIGN THE "CHILDREN'S INTERNET SAFETY PRESIDENTIAL PLEDGE" PRIORITIZING THE PREVENTION  OF ONLINE CHILD EXPLOITATION  Pledge supported by more than 60 organizations and survivors ...MORE..

Washington, DC – As children increasingly spend hours daily navigating digital devices and online platforms, they encounter numerous benefits along with a rising tide of dangers, including online predators and sexually explicit content. Addressing these critical issues, "Internet Safety with Donna Rice Hughes" is set to launch on VoiceAmerica, t ...MORE..

Statement from Donna Rice Hughes ?CEO and President Enough Is Enough^® Enough Is Enough^®® has been a pioneering leader in national efforts to prevent the online exploitation of children since launching the internet safe ...MORE..

On Wednesday, the Senate Judiciary Committee heard from five top social media CEOs including Meta, Discord, X (formerly Twitter), Snapchat and TikTok during a hearing on “Big Tech and the Online Child Sexual Exploitation Crisis”. For many, including Enough Is Enough^®, which has been fighting to make the internet safer for children and families ...MORE..

Protecting Kids Online Town Hall Event  Featuring Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares, Law Enforcement and Subject Matter Experts What: Enough Is Enough^® (EIE) is partnering with the Office of the Attorney General of Virginia and Cornerstone Chapel to raise awareness ...MORE..

Protecting Children in the Digital World is a Non-partisan Issue that Deserves Wide Bi-partisan Support Great Falls, Va., July 28, 2023 -- As the President & CEO of Enough Is Enough^®®(www.enough.org), I am announcing our strong support of the Digital Consumer Protection Comm ...MORE..

Enough Is Enough^®® Internet Safety Experts Featured in Newly Released "Voices of Courage" Magazine Highlighting Everyday Champions Dedicated to Ending Modern-Day Slavery  Great Falls, Va., January 31, 2023 -- Enough Is Enough^® (EIE), ...MORE..

It's been just over a week since the world lost Barbara Walters, a trailblazing journalist deservedly admired by millions. What people may not know was how caring, compassionate and kind she was. We had a wonderful history together going back to ...MORE..

Statement by Enough Is Enough^® CEO & President Donna Rice Hughes Major brands including M ...MORE..

Statement by Enough Is Enough^® CEO & President Donna Rice Hughes on the 2022 World Day Against Trafficking in Persons This July 30th, Enough Is Enough^® joins thousands of organizations around the globe in recognizing World Day Against Trafficking in Persons. Human trafficking is a heinous crime impacting millions of victims annually. The sex and la ...MORE..

For Immediate Release: June 24, 2022   Statement from Donna Rice Hughes, President and CEO of Enough Is Enough^® With the Largest Online Porn Enterprise Execs Stepping Down Amid Alleged Criminal Activity, Enough Is Enough^® Ramps Up Cal ...MORE..

The most egregious sexual content depicting child abuse and rape of children, some as young as infants and toddlers, is a multi-billion dollar online criminal enterprise. Much like the elusive coronavirus, this content, once unleashed, cannot be retrieved. Instead, it is shared, sold and transmitted across the web, the deep web and encrypted trans ...MORE..

Statement from Donna Rice Hughes, CEO of Enough Is Enough^®® on Introduction of Proposed Legislation to Hold Big Tech Accountable Enough Is Enough^®® (EIE) joins a coalition of more than 100 organizations and child advocates in supporting the bipartisan legislation, Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies Act (EARN IT Ac ...MORE..

12-16-2021 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Enough is Enough applauds Grammy award-winning singer Billie Eilish for courageously speaking out about harms of online pornography     Viewing pornography isn’t “harmless fun” as many are led to believe.  Musician Billie Eilish, 19, revealed she had ...MORE..

OnlyFans announced today it would suspend its proposed ban on sexually explicit content, citing they have "secured assurances necessary to support our diverse creator community." As the sexual exploitation of children on the internet is at an all-time high, there is no logical scenario in which "assurances" can be made as long as reports of sex tr ...MORE..

August 20, 2021: ENOUGH IS ENOUGH STATEMENT Newly Announced Safety Measures to Protect Children on Social Media and Technology Platforms are a Step in the Right Direction Enough Is Enough^® applauds recent actions taken by technology giants, including Apple, TikTok and Instagram, to initiate safety and privacy measures for children and adolesce ...MORE..

FACEBOOK MUST DROP PLANS FOR INSTAGRAM FOR KIDS APP GREAT FALLS, Va., May 12, 2021 -- Facebook’s plans for an Instagram app allowing kids under 13 to share photos and content is a dangerous and reckless idea. Enough Is Enough^® (EIE) stands with th ...MORE..

EIE Calls for a U.S. DOJ Investigation for Violations of U.S. Child Porn, Sex Trafficking and Obscenity Laws GREAT FALLS, Va., March 1, 2021 -- Enough Is Enough^® (EIE), who has has led the fight to make the internet safer for children and families since 1994, joined a collective of 104 survivors of sexual exploitation and 525 NGOs from 65 countri ...MORE..

GREAT FALLS, Va., Dec. 21, 2020 -- Enough Is Enough^® (EIE), a national non-profit organization who has been leading the fight to make Internet safer for children and families since 1994, launched a petition calling on federal and state prosecutors to aggressively enforc ...MORE..

The Next President Must Continue to Prioritize Children’s Safety in the Digital World as Reports of Sexual Exploitation Soar During COVID Great Falls, VA, Oct. 30, 2020 -- Enough Is Enough^® (EIE) issued the bi-partisan Children’s Internet Safety Presidential Pledge to Democratic Presidential Nominee, Joseph Bide ...MORE..

LOS ANGELES (October 15, 2020) – The Parents Television Council and Enough is Enough have called on U.S. Attorney General William Barr to investigate Netflix to see if the company violated federal statutes against child pornography over Cuties. In a letter to the Attorney General, the organizations are also calling attention “to a broad ...MORE..

WASHINGTON, D.C., October 13, 2020 - Enough Is Enough^® (EIE), a national nonprofit organization fighting to make the internet safer for children and families since 1994, applauds the White House and the National Center for Missing and Exploiting Children (NCMEC) for its collaborative efforts to safeguard children online with the release of a “ ...MORE..

NETFLIX INDICTMENT BY TEXAS GRAND JURY OVER ‘LEWD’ REPRESENTATION OF CHILDREN IN ‘CUTIES’ FUELS NEEDED SPARK IN HOLDING CORPORATE EXECS AND FILMMAKERS ACCOUNTABLE Great Falls, Va., October 9, 2020 -- Enough Is Enough^® (EIE), a national non-profit organization fightin ...MORE..

Media Edition: September 29, 2020 Netflix Execs and Film Production Crew MUST be Held Accountable!   *Twerking* *Humping* *Gyrating* *Performance of stripper-esque dance moves* *Crotch grabs* *Photographing of Ge ...MORE..

Parents Beware: The Netflix Film “Cuties” Is a Toxic Brew Of Sexual Exploitation And Child Objectification Film warrants an urgent and necessary call for the Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate potential child pornography production and distribution Enough Is Enough^® is joining calls for the removal of the film “Cuties” from Netf ...MORE..

Washington, D.C.- July 23, 2020 -- Voices Against Trafficking announces an international human rights forum which will live stream via Facebook/VoicesAgainstTrafficking on July 29, 2020 11:00 am - 3:00 pm EDT (UTC-4).  Human trafficking is the world’s fastest growing multibillion dollar criminal indu ...MORE..

Enough Is Enough^®! Petition Announced To Shut Down Teen Vogue For Encouraging Youth To Sext And Engage In Other Risky And Often Illegal Sexual Activity Despite FBI Warning Of Potential Coronavirus-related Rise In Child Exploitation Editors Must Be Held Accountable for Its History of Sexually Exploitative Art ...MORE..

PRESS STATEMENT by Donna Rice Hughes, President of Enough Is Enough^®: Advice to Keep Your Kids Safe in the Digital World and Make the Best of a Challenging Situation with Kindness, Gratitude, and Optimism  Great Falls, VA. ...MORE..

The following statement was released by Donna Rice Hughes, President & CEO, Enough Is Enough^®: Enough Is Enough^® (EIE) is among 70-plus groups, survivors and stakeholders to endorse The Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies (EARN IT) Act, which offers incentives to technology to take onl ...MORE..

Enough Is Enough^® (EIE) applauds Governor Andrew Cuomo (New York) for his proposed legislation to prevent sexual predators from using social media, dating apps and video game chat functions to exploit children. With the explosive growth of virtual communities that exist throughout multitudes of social media platforms, sex predators have easy, ano ...MORE..

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 16, 2019 WASHINGTON, D.C. - October 16, 2019 --Mark Gilman, a 20+ year media veteran and owner and president of strategic communications agency, Pitchnoise, LLC in Detroit, has been named to the Enough Is Enough^®® (EIE) Board of Directors. The announcement was made by Enough Is En ...MORE..

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 8, 2019 MEDIA ADVISORY: What:  Donna Rice Hughes, President of Enough Is Enough^® (EIE), a national nonprofit fighting to make the Internet safer for children and families since 1994, will present “The Business Case for Filtering Pornography and Child Sex Abuse Images.”  Last year, University of Notre Da ...MORE..

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH SUPPORTS OHIO HOUSE RESOLUTION Resolution Documents Relationship Between Pornography and Demand for Sex Trafficking, Child Sexual Abuse and Prostitution Great Falls, Va. -- Enough Is Enough^® (EIE), a non-partisan organization dedicated to making the ...MORE..

Pledge Ensures Commitment to Aggressive Enforcement of Existing State Laws and Advancement of Public Policies Protecting Children from Sexual Exploitation  Photo provided by S.C. Governor’s Office Great Falls, Va. -- T ...MORE..

For immediate release: May 6, 2019 Enough Is Enough^® Applauds Starbucks For Filtering Inappropriate Content on its Company-Owned Stores’ WiFi EIE Calls on Businesses, Colleges and Travel Industry to Follow Suit and Keep its Patrons Safe from Obscene and Illegal Content Great Falls, Va. -- Enough Is Enough^®® (EIE), the nation's pioneering ...MORE..

April 9, 2019: For Immediate Release Demands By Enough Is Enough^® & the men of Notre Dame to Filter Porn and Child Porn from University's WiFi are Brushed-Off! "We aren't backing down until our voices are heard and the safety of Notre Dame's students is put first." -Donna Rice Hughes, President & CEO, Enough Is Enough^®- Great Falls, VA – ...MORE..

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 5, 2019   GREAT FALLS, VA – The following statement was released by Donna Rice Hughes, President & CEO, Enough Is Enough^® (EIE), regarding President Trump’s State of the Union remarks:   “We stand by President Trump’s call for an immediate solution for comprehensive border security and appreciate his highli ...MORE..

Great Falls, VA – Enough Is Enough^® (EIE) is keeping up the pressure on Starbucks to follow through on its promise to filter pornography and child sex abuse images from its public WiFi. Starbucks claimed it would begin rolling out a new tool to stop customers from watching pornography and child pornography in its stores in 2019, however, it� ...MORE..

Great Falls, VA – Donna Rice Hughes, President of Enough Is Enough^® issued the following statement regarding President Trump’s Rose Garden speech to re-open the federal government and secure a border wall: “In today’s remarks, President Trump cited the immediate need for a strong and secure border wall to keep our nation free from human t ...MORE..

"Making the Internet safer for children and families is a critical step in making America safe again." -Donna Rice Hughes, President & CEO, EIE- Great Falls, VA –In 2016, President Donald Trump signed Enough Is Enough^®’s  (EIE) Children’s Internet Safety Presidential Pledge, promising to appoint an Attorney General to aggressively enfor ...MORE..