INHOPE
The International Association of Internet Hotlines
BDT/ITU
Odessa Ukraine
6th – 8th April 2011
Adrian Dwyer
Executive Director
"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
Who is INHOPE?
• INHOPE was founded in 1999 under the European
Commission’s Safer Internet Action Plan to combat
these growing concerns
• INHOPE represents and co-ordinates the global
network of 39 Internet Hotlines in 34Countries,
supporting them in their fight against illegal content to
make the Internet safer
Co-funded
By the
European
Union
INHOPE Members
Australia
ACMA 1999
Italy
STC Italy 2003
Austria
Stopline 1999
Japan
Internet Association Japan 2007
Belgium
Child Focus 2001
Latvia
Secretarial of Special Assignments
Minister for Electronic Government
Bosnia & Herzegovina IFS-Emmaus 2010
Affairs 2008
Bulgaria
ARC Fund 2006
Lithuania
Communications Regulatory
Canada
cybertip.ca 2005
Authority of the Republic of
Chinese Taipei
ECPAT Taiwan 2005
Lithuania 2008
Cyprus
CNTI 2008
Luxembourg
LISA Stopline 2008
Czech Republic
Our Child Foundation 2007 Netherlands
Meldpunt 1999
Czech Republic
CZI – Horka Linka
Poland
NASK 2006
Denmark
Red Barnet 2002
Portugal
FCCN 2007
Finland
STC Finland 2002
Russia
Friendly RuNET Foundation 2009
France
AFA 1999
Russia
ROCIT 2009
Germany
ECO 1999
Slovenia
Spletno Oko 2007
Germany
FSM 1999
South Africa Film Publication Board 2009
Germany
jugendschutz.net 1999
South Korea
KISCOM 2003
Greece
SafeNet 2004
Spain
Protegeles 2002
Hungary
MATISZ 2005
United Kingdom
Internet Watch Foundation 1999
Iceland
Barnaheill 2001
United States of
Cybertipline 1999
Ireland
ISPAI 1999
America
Italy
HOT 114 2006
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
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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
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Law enforcement procedures in 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
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To expand the network of INHOPE members
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Informing policy makers, particularly at the international level
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To raise awareness of INHOPE and member Hotlines as a
single point of contact for global reports if illegal content
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Reduce duplication of reports passed to Law Enforcement
•
Provides a global view of the problem related to the images
of child sexual abuse
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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
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EC, National Governments, UN, OSCE, Council of Europe
• Law Enforcement Agencies
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Local law enforcement, INTERPOL, Europol, VGT, EFC, Circamp
• Child Welfare and Rights Groups
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ECPAT, Save the Children, Childnet
• Industry
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EuroISPA, Internet industry, financial industry
• Safer Internet Projects
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INSAFE, eNACSO, 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
Annual statistics 2010
• INHOPE URL Database - operational Jan
2010 - currently 27 Countries are entering
data.
• INHOPE Hotlines received over 24,000
reports of Child Pornography in 2010
Co-funded
By the
European
Union
Reports of illegal content
Breakdown by Category 2010
Commercial – Non Commercial URLs
Commercial
22%
Illegal content
29%
44%
23%
1% 1%
2%
CP
Other
Porn
Extreme
Racism
Non-Commercial
78%
Other illegal
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By the
European
Union
Reports of illegal content
Breakdown by Age Group 2010
Infant, 4%
Commercial – Non Commercial URLs
Pubescent, 25%
Illegal content
29%
44%
23%
1% 1%
2%
CP
Other
Porn
Extreme
Racism
Other illegal
Pre-Pubescent, 71%
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By the
European
Union
Reports of illegal content
Breakdown by Gender 2010
Both
Commeral – Non Commercial
12%
URLs
Breakdown by Age Group 2010
Infant, 4%
Pubescent, 25%
Male
11%
Illegal content
29%
44%
Pre-Pubescent, 71%
23%
1% 1%
2%
CP
Other
Porn
Extreme
Racism
Other illegal
Female
77%
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By the
European
Union
Countries Saying No
to Illegal Content
Co-funded
By the
European
Union
Contact Details
Adrian Dwyer
Executive Director
Email: adrian.dwyer@inhope.org
Tel: +31 (0) 20 570 0296
Mobile: +44 (0) 7585 973890
Co-funded
By the
European
Union