INHOPE Annual Report
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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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This webinar provided participants with all the necessary tools and best practices to develop a wellness and resilience plan to mitigate the negative effects of analysing impactful conte (...)
Trust and Safety (T&S) agents are the first and most important line of defence for any online service provider. They work to maintain community guidelines by detecting and removing h (...)
This webinar will explore campaign approaches and how hotlines can actively communicate with young people on the topic of child sexual abuse and exploitation. 2022 is the year to speak u (...)
Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) is shared and distributed online creating a global problem in its removal. However, while content spreads online the existence of this material require (...)
The INHOPE Chief Operating Officer Dushica Naumovska and Technical Product Manager Kalina Zografska took the audience on a journey through the most striking developments, insights, and d (...)
Sustainable development was INHOPEs direction for 2021. After embracing the need for change created by COVID-19, we find ourselves concluding this year in a stronger position than where (...)
Get to know the people behind INHOPE with our team member spotlight.
At the most recent INHOPE Expert Insights webinar, Niels van Paemel, policy advisor at Child Focus, shared how more academic research i (...)
The Digital Safety Office’s Developing resilience in the field of digital safety workshop provides attendees with the knowledge and best practices intended to help reduce the effects o (...)
Part two of the webinar recap: live-streamed abuse of minors is focused on proactive collaborations between law enforcement, key tech players, and relevant NGOs.
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