INHOPE The International Association of Internet Hotlines ITU

INHOPE The International Association of Internet Hotlines ITU Regional Workshop on Policy Advocacy & Child Online Protection in the Arab Region Muscat, Oman 30 th – 31 st October 2011 Derek Lee Database Systems Administrator "The project is co-funded by the European Union, through the Safer Internet plus programme" Visit: http: //ec. europa. eu/saferinternet Co-funded By the Co-funded European By the Union European

Our Mission The mission of the INHOPE Association is to support and enhance the performance of Internet Hotlines around the World, ensuring swift action is taken in responding to reports of illegal content to make the Internet a safer place Co-funded By the European Union

INHOPE? • INHOPE was founded in 1999 under the European Commission’s Safer Internet Action Plan to combat growing concerns • INHOPE represents and co-ordinates the global network of 40 Internet Hotlines in 35 Countries, supporting them in their fight against illegal content to make the Internet safer Co-funded By the European Union

Internet Hotlines • National contact point for the public to report illegal content on the Internet • Illegality of the reported sites is investigated by trained professional analysts • Origin of the illegal sites is traced • Information concerning the illegal site is passed to the member Hotline in the country of origin • Hotline in the country of origin informs the national law enforcement agency • Law enforcement procedures at national and international level • Internet Service Provider contacted by the Law Enforcement or the Hotline – depending on the national agreement • INHOPE best practice standards Co-funded By the European Union

INHOPE Goals • To expand the network of INHOPE members • Informing policy makers at National and international levels • To raise awareness of INHOPE and member Hotlines as a single point of contact for global reports if illegal content • Reduce duplication of reports passed to Law Enforcement • Provides a global view of the problem related to the images of child sexual abuse • More relevant information for developing strategies to tackle the problem To identify new trends in cyber crime and solutions Co-funded By the European Union

Strategic Alliances • Governments and Government Bodies – EC, National Governments, UN, OSCE, Council of Europe • Law Enforcement Agencies – Local law enforcement, INTERPOL, Europol, VGT, EFC, Circamp • Child Welfare and Rights Groups – ECPAT, Save the Children, Childnet • Industry – Euro. ISPA, Internet industry, financial industry • Safer Internet Projects – INSAFE, e. NACSO, EU Kids Online Co-funded By the European Union

International Cooperation • Illegal activity on the Internet is a cross border problem • Often material reported to Hotlines is hosted beyond the borders of their own country • International Network of verified/nationally recognised Hotlines • Internet Hotlines have proven to be an effective first line of defence against illegal activity online • INHOPE is a single point of contact for global reports of illegal content Co-funded By the European Union

INHOPE URL Database • Operational January 2010 • Currently 34 Countries are entering data. • Over 24, 000 confirmed CSAM reports • Extrapolating to + 50, 000 by end 2011 Co-funded By the European Union

Content by Category Commercial – Non Commercial URLs Co-funded By the European Union

Content by Age Commercial – Non Commercial URLs Co-funded By the European Union

Content by Gender Commeral – Non Commercial URLs Co-funded By the European Union

Countries Saying No to Illegal Content Co-funded By the European Union

INHOPE Members Australia ACMA 1999 Italy Austria Stopline 1999 Japan Belgium Child Focus 2001 Latvia Bosnia & Herzegovina IFS-Emmaus 2010 Bulgaria ARC Fund 2006 Lithuania Canada cybertip. ca 2005 Chinese Taipei ECPAT Taiwan 2005 Cyprus CNTI 2008 Luxembourg Czech Republic Our Child Foundation 2007 Malta Czech Republic CZI – Horka Linka Netherlands Denmark Red Barnet 2002 Poland Finland STC Finland 2002 Portugal France AFA 1999 Russia Germany ECO 1999 Russia Germany FSM 1999 Slovenia Germany jugendschutz. net 1999 South Africa Greece Safe. Net 2004 South Korea Hungary MATISZ 2005 Spain Iceland Barnaheill 2001 Turkey Ireland ISPAI 1999 United Kingdom Italy HOT 114 2006 United States of America STC Italy 2003 Internet Association Japan 2007 Secretarial of Special Assignments Minister for Electronic Government Affairs 2008 Communications Regulatory Authority of the Republic of Lithuania 2008 LISA Stopline 2008 APOGG 2011 Meldpunt 1999 NASK 2006 FCCN 2007 Friendly Ru. NET Foundation 2009 ROCIT 2009 Spletno Oko 2007 Film Publication Board 2009 KISCOM 2003 Protegeles 2002 ICTA 2011 Internet Watch Foundation 1999 Cybertipline 1999 Co-funded By the European Union

Contact Details Derek Lee Database Systems Administrator Email: derek. lee@inhope. org Tel: +31 (0) 20 570 0296 Mobile: +44 (0) 7584 134540 Co-funded By the European Union