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"The project is co-funded by the European Union, through the Safer Internet plus programme"

INHOPE The International Association of Internet Hotlines Fighting online Child Sexual Abuse Russell Chadwick Executive Director. "The project is co-funded by the European Union, through the Safer Internet plus programme" Visit: http://ec.europa.eu/saferinternet. Co-funded By the

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"The project is co-funded by the European Union, through the Safer Internet plus programme"

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  1. INHOPEThe International Association of Internet HotlinesFighting online Child Sexual AbuseRussell Chadwick Executive Director "The project is co-funded by the European Union, through the Safer Internet plus programme" Visit: http://ec.europa.eu/saferinternet Co-funded By the European Union

  2. Who are we? • Active network of 49 Internet hotlines in 43 countries worldwide responding to reports of illegal content • Comprises an Association: 46 fully-fledged hotlines in 40 countries • Association founded in 1999 under the EC Safer Internet Programme to combat illegal content online including Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) • Core business is supporting hotlines, cooperation with law enforcement and industry in Notice and Takedown efforts • 93%+ of hosting covered by the INHOPE network Co-funded By the European Union

  3. What we do? • Combat Child Sexual Abuse Content and other illegal material on the Internet. • Raise awareness of INHOPE and member Hotlines as a single point of contact for global reports of illegal content • Provide a global trend analysis of the distribution of online Child Sexual Abuse to visualise where further action is needed • Work with partners: operational cooperation and knowledge sharing, MoUs signed with Europol, Interpol and ECPAT International Co-funded By the European Union

  4. Role and process • To prevent and protect, maximum cooperation and a multi-stakeholder approach is required. • Citizens need to know where to report illegal content and criminal conduct. • Deposit CSAM URLs in central server, the INHOPE Report Management System (IHRMS) • Liaise with Law Enforcement Agencies and Content Service Providers • Issue notices to hosting providers of child sexual abuse material • Provide evidenced-based knowledge to stakeholders Co-funded By the European Union

  5. Threat assessment • Higher levels of demand for new abuse material • Coinciding with greater Internet adoption rates worldwide, currently 2.9 billion and growing. • Offenders seek out environments popular with children + young people • Dealing with highly skilled criminality, encrypting and anonymising activities online on the rise

  6. Understanding the broader context in which we operate Legal landscape • Still 53 countries with no law or legal definition of child pornography • Offenders tend to use online storage in foreign jurisdictions where possession is currently not a criminal offence • 2011/92/EC Directive which specifically acknowledges the role of hotlines Political, industry and law enforcement developments • Increased issue awareness and higher on political agenda • Series of initiatives: Digital Agenda, Global Alliance, CEO Coalition, EFC, VGT and ITU COP Initiative • Fight against CSAM gradually embedded in Corporate social responsibility strategies

  7. Our Strategic Alliances • Governments and Governmental Bodies EC, UN, OSCE, CoE • Law Enforcement Agencies , VGT, EFC, Circamp • Industry EuroISPA, Microsoft, GSMA… • Safer Internet Projects INSAFE, eNACSO, EU Kids Online • Child Welfare and Rights Groups ECPAT, Save the Children, Childnet

  8. Looking forward • INHOPE and partners developing a new pan-European multilingual platform for sharing tools and resources between hotlines. • Enhancement of current INHOPE Report Management System (IHRMS) that will allow for a video/ image fingerprinting database to be hosted by INTERPOL • In turn, this will further reduce workloads for hotlines and LEAs caused by duplication • It will allow for sophisticated statistical analysis and pattern identification

  9. Why INHOPE statistics are so unique? • Vital element of INHOPE’s work: collect accurate and timely statistics from its global network • Provide actionable intelligence which may lead to the arrest of offenders and the identification of child victims • Build global picture of the distribution of Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) • Visualise where further critical action is needed • Publish factual information and trends to assist stakeholders in shaping their strategies. • Data extracted from the INHOPE Report Management System (IHRMS) Co-funded By the European Union

  10. Statistics for 2013 • INHOPE statistics for 2013 published on 16 April 2014. • A worrying and developing trend remains the increasing incidence of very young children as victims.

  11. Hosting trends CSAM • Hosting patterns change over time, depending on the popularity of technology services within countries.

  12. Commercial hosting • Commercial means a financial transaction is needed to access content. • Non-commercial refers to free access.

  13. Notice and takedown • Area of critical importance • How quickly this material is removed from public access • Good results do not happen by chance • Closer cooperation with ISPs and law enforcement = content being taken down more quickly than ever

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  15. The INHOPE Foundation • The INHOPE Foundation financially supports start up activities of new hotlines outside of the European Union. • Foundation Participants becoming INHOPE Association members within 3 years, ensuring the Association continues to grow on a global scale.

  16. Contact Details Russell Chadwick INHOPE Executive Director russell.chadwick@inhope.org Do the right thing, with INHOPE Mobile Stay connected, follow us on social media T: +31 (0) 205 700 296 Co-funded By the European Union

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