Private sector

Technology companies

Through the Alliance, our technology company members are working to help limit the negative impact of their creations and ensure future advancements cannot be used to sexually exploit and abuse children.    

To ensure the interests of all our members are represented, we have put in place a number of membership reference groups. These groups provide opportunities for members to drive a global response, highlight good and emerging practice and influence policy discussions and WeProtect Global Alliance’s outputs. This includes a private sector reference group, which meets twice a year, to reflect on challenges and best practices to inform and shape the response to Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse Online. The private sector reference group is chaired by Jacqueline Beauchere, the private sector representative on the Alliance Global Policy Board, and the Global Head of Platform Safety at Snap Inc.

In recent years, technology has profoundly changed the world. The big technology companies have built platforms on which we all rely for work, entertainment and community. 

However, while technology offers incredible possibilities to our societies, there is also a dark side. Never before has it been easier for those who want to sexually exploit children to make contact with potential victims around the world, share images of their abuse and encourage each other to commit further crimes. 

Safety tech

Just as technology has created the conditions for online child sexual exploitation and abuse, technology can also provide solutions to the problem. 

These companies develop tools and strategies designed to identify, remove and prevent the creation of abusive materials as well as supporting law enforcement to forensically investigate the crimes and disrupt offenders.

Wider private sector

We all have a role to play in protecting children when they go online. 

As well as technology-specific companies, many other sectors are directly or indirectly involved in the protection of children online. These include financial, telecommunications and consulting companies.