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Co-fundedBy theEuropean Union

INHOPEThe International Association of Internet Hotlines

Rethinking child protection in a digital age, Fighting online Child Sexual Abuse

Russell Chadwick | Executive Director

ITU – Child Online Protection, Geneva, February 2014

"The project is co-funded by the European Union, through the Safer Internet plus programme"Visit: http://ec.europa.eu/saferinternet



Who are we?

Active and collaborative 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

+ a charitable arm, the Foundation which assists the development of 3 hotlines in 3 emerging countries

Association founded in 1999 under the EC Safer Internet Programme to combat illegal content online including Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM)

Umbrella organisation: represents and coordinates a global network

Core business is supporting hotlines, cooperation with law enforcement and industry in Notice and Takedown efforts

95%+ of hosting covered by the INHOPE network

Insafe, our consortium partner, under the Safer Internet Programme Co-fundedBy theEuropean Union


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

Reduce duplication of reports passed to Law Enforcement

Expand the network of INHOPE members

Our charitable arm, the INHOPE Foundation, helps develop hotlines in emerging countries

Inform policy makers, particularly at the international and EU levels

Provide a global trend analysis of the distribution of online Child Sexual Abuse to visualise where further action is needed

Work in tandem with partners: operational cooperation and knowledge sharing, MoUs signed with Europol, Interpol and ECPAT International Co-funded

By theEuropean Union


Role and process

Digital citizens need to know where to report illegal content and criminal conduct.

the INHOPE network continues to expand 49 national reporting points 170+ Analysts across the Network Assess and trace online content 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 Monitor take down times Provide evidenced-based knowledge to stakeholders



Threat assessment

Higher levels of demand for new abuse material

Coinciding with greater Internet adoption rates worldwide

Offenders seek out environments popular with children + young people

Dealing with highly skilled criminality, encrypting and anonymising activities online on the rise


Understanding the broader context in which we operate

Legal landscapeStill 53 countries with no law nor legal definition of child pornography Offenders tend to use online storage in foreign jurisdictions where possession is currently not a criminal offence2011/92/EC Directive which specifically acknowledges the role of hotlines

Political, industry and law enforcement developmentsIncreased issue awareness and higher on political agendaSeries of initiatives: Digital Agenda, Global Alliance, CEO Coalition, EFC, VGT and ITU COP InitiativeFight against CSAM gradually embedded in CSR strategies


Our Strategic Alliances

• Governments and Governmental Bodies

EC, UN, OSCE, CoE

• Law Enforcement Agencies

, VGT, EFC, Circamp

• Industry

EuroISPA, Microsoft, GSMA…

• Safer Internet ProjectsINSAFE, eNACSO, EU Kids Online

• Child Welfare and Rights Groups

ECPAT, Save the Children, Childnet


Looking forward

INHOPE and Insafe developing a new pan-European multilingual platform for sharing tools and resources to ensure the empowerment and protection of Europe’s youth online

Known as the Better Internet for Kids Network (BIK-NET), 12-month project which will be rolled out for use by all Safer Internet Centres across Europe in 2015

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


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 theEuropean Union


Statistics for 2013

•INHOPE statistics for 2013 will be published in the Spring

•A worrying and developing trend remains the increasing incidence of very young children as victims.


Hosting trends CSAM

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


Commercial hosting

Commercial means a financial transaction is needed to access content.

Non-commercial refers to free access.

The following infographic was specifically developed for the European Financial Coalition against Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children Online (EFC). INHOPE shares the lead with Europol on the Reporting and Analysis Work Package.


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

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.

• There are three levels of “status” for a hotline within the Foundation: Under Consideration, In-Progress, Foundation Participant Member.


Contact Details

Russell Chadwick

INHOPE Executive Director

[email protected]

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