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.
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