Lobby organisation
Thorn
NGO / non-profit · Cross-sector / other · HQ: United States · Transparency Register entry
As of 9 September 2026, Thorn appears in 15 declared MEP meetings (11 different MEPs), most often with Socialists & Democrats.
In their own words
“Thorn builds technology to defend children from online child sexual abuse. We have three focus areas: Ensuring industry remains engaged on this topic, equipping law enforcement with the tools they need to protect children, and educating children and caregivers through our youth and communities work.”
Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.
Who they meet, and when
Which groups they meet
Share of this organisation's 15 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.
Meetings by year
Declared meetings per calendar year, 2021–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (7 in 2023).
Group is each MEP's current political group, not necessarily the one they sat with at the time. Shares are rounded to whole percent.
The MEPs they meet most
The 15 most recent declared meetings
| Date | MEP | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Jun 2026 | Elsi Katainen | The Digital Services Act and Child Safety Online |
| 21 Oct 2024 | Axel Voss | Child safety online |
| 14 Oct 2024 | Hilde Vautmans | The fight against CSA |
| 10 Jul 2024 | Lena Düpont | Combatting child sexual abuse online |
| 11 Sep 2023 | Malik Azmani | Exchange of views on CSAM Regulation, meeting by APA |
| 21 Mar 2023 | Heléne Fritzon | Möte med Thorn |
| 20 Mar 2023 | Javier Zarzalejos | Meeting with the co-founder of Thorn, Ashton Kutcher, to discuss the proposal on preventing and combating child sexual abuse online |
| 20 Mar 2023 | Hilde Vautmans | Regulation to prevent and combat child sexual abuse |
| 26 Jan 2023 | Jeroen Lenaers | CSAM |
| 12 Jan 2023 | Heléne Fritzon | Rundabordssamtal |
| 12 Jan 2023 | Alex Agius Saliba | Prep CSA Regulation Stakeholders meeting |
| 16 Nov 2022 | Javier Zarzalejos | Meeting with Thorn, to discuss the proposal on preventing and combating child sexual abuse online |
| 28 Sep 2022 | Tiemo Wölken | CSAM |
| 31 May 2022 | Birgit Sippel | Exchange of Views on Child Sexual Abuse Online Proposal |
| 12 Oct 2021 | Birgit Sippel | Exchange of Views (CSAM) |
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