INHOPE Annual Report
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50 Hotlines
46 Countries
1 Mission
50 Hotlines
46 Countries
1 Mission
82% of CSAM assessed in 2021 depicted children under 13 years of age.
96% of victims depicted in reports assessed during 2021 were girls and 2% were boys.
Netherlands - 32.62%
United Kingdom - 27.20%
Austria - 10.85%
Germany - 6.92%
Czech Republic - 3.85%
Poland - 3.35%
Colombia - 3.12%
Remaining countries - under 2%
The pie chart shows the variety of sites used to store CSAM.
Number of exchanged content URLs: 928,278
Number of illegal content URLs: 443,705
Useful Documents
A review of 2021, where we look at the INHOPE Network of Hotlines, the environment that it operates in and its global impact on CSAM.
For older reports - click here.
The Terminology Guidelines, dubbed the ‘Luxembourg Guidelines’ after their adoption in Luxembourg earlier this year, offer guidance on how to navigate the complex lexicon of terms commonly used relating to sexual exploitation and sexual abuse of children. They aim to build consensus on key concepts in order to strengthen data collection and cooperation across agencies, sectors and countries.
The Technology Working Group was charged with examining the role of technology in combatting the proliferation of online child sexual exploitation and abuse imagery.A focus of this report is on the need to dismantle the chief technical, legal and policy silos that are frustrating real collaboration among law enforcement, industry, government and the non-government sector.
Insights &
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Digitalisation has become an integral part of our everyday lives. Whether in entertainment, socialisation, or education - the digital experience follows us everywhere we go. The start of (...)
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Once again we welcome experts from around the world to participate in the INHOPE Summit. Our first hybrid conference will run over two days. The first day focuses on the importance of pr (...)
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The Bulgarian Safer Internet Centre (SIC) was established in 2000 and is coordinated by the non-governmental Applied Research and Communications Fund (ARC Fund). With a strong focus on C (...)
Once again we welcome experts from around the world to participate in the INHOPE Summit. Our first hybrid conference will run over two days. The first day focuses on the importance of pr (...)
By making a report to his national Child Sex Exploitation in Tourism hotline, a New Zealand man has provided crucial evidence in a criminal case against a child sexual abuse suspect.
Grooming refers to the 'actions deliberately undertaken with the aim of befriending and establishing an emotional connection with a child, in order to lower the child’s inhibitions in (...)
During 2021, the INHOPE network focussed strongly on people and technology. In fact, in the past three years, INHOPE has taken great strides in both its (...)
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