INHOPE - Association of Internet Hotline Providers | Projects

Capacity Building

More than 240 trained analysts worldwide assess and classify CSAM using their expertise.

Network Expansion

We are now a network of 55 hotlines across 51 countries.

Technology Innovation

The ICCAM platform has been expanded to support a multi-module architecture, as a result we have built a law enforcement specific module.

Our Projects

Overview

The work and outputs of the projects we run support and enable the mission of INHOPE to ensure the rapid identification and removal of child sexual abuse material online.

This project page outlines our current projects and corresponding partners. At INHOPE we proactively work on projects that cover global awareness-raising, technology development and innovation and capacity building. Explore the different projects we are running below.

Strategic Pillars

Our projects service our members through four main pillars:

  • Capacity Building
  • Technology & Innovation
  • Network Expansion and
  • Strategic Communication

This work is supported by various donors from the governmental, industry and philanthropy sectors, structured in multi-annual projects. Reach out to us at communications@inhope.org to learn more about our ongoing work in the digital child protection space.

Projects

Technology & Innovation

  • Global Standard
  • CPORT
  • ICCAM

Strategic Communication

  • Stronger Together

Network Expansion

  • The Tides Project

Capacity Building:

  • Better Internet for Kids
Global Standard

Global Standard

A world free of CSAM is the shared vision of INHOPE and its law enforcement, industry, and NGO partners. Detecting, reporting, and removing CSAM are priorities in the fight against child sexual exploitation, but differing legal frameworks hinder global efforts.

The Global Standard project, supported by Safe Online, unites international experts to solve this challenge. By analysing global legislation, INHOPE developed the Universal Classification Schema, a set of standardised labels and definitions that bridge gaps between national classification systems.
Universal Classification Schema

Project CPORT is funded by the European Union.

Project CPORT

Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) is a fast-spread transnational crime that can be effectively fought through collaboration between international and national stakeholders from the private and public sectors.

Creating the Law Enforcement portal, CPORT, for ICCAM will allow hotline analysts, INTERPOL and national Law Enforcement officers to exchange information and intelligence quickly. This will result in the efficient reduction of access to CSAM online and essential victim identification.

Project CPORT will develop a law enforcement portal in ICCAM that will enhance the capabilities of the ICCAM system with specific functionalities to enable and facilitate collaboration and exchange of intelligence between hotline analysts, INTERPOL and law enforcement officers.

Secure Platform for Exchange of CSAM

ICCAM

The rapid spread of CSAM requires technology, collaboration, and secure reporting solutions. Every country must provide a hotline where citizens can report illegal content online.

INHOPE’s ICCAM system enables hotlines to securely exchange reports and support the swift removal of CSAM. By connecting hotlines across jurisdictions, ICCAM strengthens global efforts to combat online child sexual abuse.

Developed with EU funding, ICCAM is a key tool in the fight against CSAM, fostering international cooperation between hotlines, law enforcement, and industry.

Network & Communication
Stronger Together

Stronger Together

The Stronger Together project supports the coordination of the INHOPE network of hotlines by strengthening our capacity-building and awareness-raising work.

With the support of DG Justice, European Commission, under the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values programme, the Stronger Together operating grant focuses on support to European networks, such as INHOPE, which strengthen the protection and promotion of Union values and respect for the rule of law.

INHOPE’s work falls under these objectives as the network contributes to the implementation of the Charter of Fundamental Rights in the EU, and the EU Strategy on the rights of the child.
The Tides Project

The Tides Project

INHOPE will set up three new hotlines in countries where a reporting mechanism for CSAM online does not exist through the Tides Project, supported by Google.org.

Throughout 2022 and 2023, INHOPE will work closely with key stakeholders in three new countries to set up a national response to CSAM online.

Within the Tides project, INHOPE organizes roundtables with the prospective hotline organisation and the relevant industry, law enforcement, and government stakeholders in each country.
Better Internet for Kids

Better Internet for Kids

Better Internet for Kids (BIK) project supports INHOPE to continuously enable exchange of knowledge and sharing of best practices among hotlines around the world. Through the Better Internet for Kids project INHOPE coordinates the network of hotlines both within the European Union and promotes the use of www.betterinternetforkids.eu which is a rich resource for all organisations working in internet safety or online child protection.
Making a difference

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