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INHOPE: Fighting Child Sexual Abuse Online

INHOPE combats online Child Sexual Abuse, raises awareness, expands network, & works with partners to track and remove illegal content. Co-funded by the EU.

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INHOPE: Fighting Child Sexual Abuse Online

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  1. INHOPEThe International Association of Internet HotlinesRethinking child protection in a digital age, Fighting online Child Sexual AbuseRussell 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 Co-funded By the European Union

  2. 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-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 • 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 the European Union

  4. 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 Co-funded By the European Union

  5. 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

  6. Understanding the broader context in which we operate Legal landscape • Still 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 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 CSR 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 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

  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 will be published in the Spring • 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. • 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.

  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

  14. 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.

  15. 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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