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.
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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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On the 9th of March, we welcomed 118 attendees to kick off our first Expert Insights webinar of this year with the topic: “CSAM and the dark web: tracking new trends through blockchain (...)
CPORT is a two-year project launched in January 2023 by a project consortium consisting of INHOPE, ZIUZ Visual Intelligence, INTERPOL, Norwegian law enforcement agency Politidirektoratet (...)
With support by the End Violence Against Children (EVAC) fund, INHOPE produced a step-by-step guide for hotlines (and organisations interested in setting up a hotline) on how to create a (...)
We are thrilled to announce that the fifth INHOPE Summit will take place on September 20-21. The theme of the hybrid event is "Talk About It"
Any minor can be the victim of child sexual abuse and have material of that abuse shared online. Abuse happens to children of all ethnicities and ages, economic status or position in soc (...)
The INHOPE network of hotlines has established an effective and well-recognised mechanism for the rapid removal of CSAM within Europe. INHOPE member hotlines enable the public to anonymo (...)
Psychological health and safety are gaining worldwide attention as a critical need in the trust and safety industry, particularly in CSAM. The vast majority of traditional corporate well (...)
On 15 March, INHOPE is launching a common ontology for the categorisation of child sexual abuse material. This ontology was created as a part of the Global Standard Project and aims to d (...)
Amsterdam, The Netherlands, February 22, 2023. With an online community of over 31 million daily visitors, Twitch joins the fight against child sexual abuse and exploitation online. Crea (...)
As part of the International Association of Internet Hotlines, INHOPE’s member hotlines play an invaluable role in providing the public with a way to report suspected child sexual abus (...)
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