47 Hotlines
43 Countries
1 Mission
47 Hotlines
43 Countries
1 Mission
92% of CSAM assessed in 2019 depicted children under 13 years of age.
91% of victims depicted in reports assessed during 2019 were girls and 7% were boys.
320,672 images and videos were assessed as illegal, roughly 100,000 more than 2018.
The pie chart shows the variety of sites used to store CSAM.
Netherlands - 79%
France - 10%
Slovakia - 4%
Latvia - 2%
Germany, Romania & Bulgaria - 1%
Useful Documents
A review of 2019, 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 &
articles
YouTube is launching new supervised experiences to enhance safety for teens and tweens. Adding to their YouTube Kids option which has been available since 2015, YouTube has recognised th (...)
On our homepage you will find a list of every country in which you can report suspected Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) online. However, as the map indicates, in some countries you re (...)
Google, a valued partner of INHOPE since 2015, uses a combination of automated detection tools and specially trained reviewers to identify Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) on their ser (...)
Starting 2018 with virtually no legislation on Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM), Nepal is now criminalizing the production, distribution, sale and possession of CSAM. This huge leap f (...)
ICCAM is a secure platform used to collect, exchange and classify reports of child sexual abuse material which supports the rapid removal of the content from the internet. This process i (...)
The International Association of Internet Hotlines (INHOPE) is seeking Expressions of Interest (EOI) from individuals to be appointed to the INHOPE Advisory Board.
Short bursts of stress are an inevitable part of modern life. But how much is too much? Mithu will discuss the tools from her latest book which is an actionable guide to reducing stress, (...)
What if every member of the public knew what to do if they came across Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) or suspected CSAM, the same way they know what to do and who to call if there is (...)
Image hashing is the process of using an algorithm to assign a unique hash value to an image. Duplicate copies of the image all have the exact same hash value. For this reason, it is som (...)
The Spanish National Cybersecurity Institute (INCIBE) has launched a new awareness-raising campaign, #StopChildAbuse
