Policy & legislation
A combination of policy, rules and legislation is needed to help protect children from sexual exploitation and abuse online, and to help make the internet a safe space for them to explore.
See what the Alliance is doing on: Policy & legislation
Call for input: A child-centered response to sexual exploitation of children in street situations
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the sale, sexual exploitation and sexual abuse of children, Ms. Mama Fatima Singhateh invites input to the forthcoming report (due October 2025) which will…
Statement: age assurance and children’s access
Publisher: Ofcom (News, Tool)
These decisions on age assurance and children’s access assessments mark a major milestone, kick-starting the process for user-to-user and search services (Part 3 services) to conduct their children’s access assessment,…
INHOPE Global CSAM Legislative Overview 2024 available in various languages
Publisher: INHOPE (Report)
INHOPE’s second edition of the Global CSAM Legislative Overview, a vital document that reviews child sexual abuse material (CSAM) legislation across 61 countries. Now available in English, French, Greek and…
United Nations Convention against Cybercrime: A roadmap to combatting online child sexual exploitationÂ
Publisher: WeProtect Global Alliance (Blog)
Representing the first multi-lateral anti-crime treaty in over 20 years, the United Nations (UN) Convention against Cybercrime provides a long-awaited roadmap toward the standardization of global child protection laws. Despite…
UN General Assembly adopts milestone cybercrime treaty
Publisher: United Nations General Assembly (News)
Landmark global treaty aimed at strengthening international cooperation to combat cybercrime and protecting societies from digital threats adopted.
Global Platform for Child Exploitation Policy
Publisher: Global Platform for Child Exploitation Policy (News)
NCMEC’s Global Platform for Child Exploitation Policy is a new initiative through which NCMEC will drive policy and legislative advocacy with data and insights. The Platform is now live at…
Australia will ban children under 16 from using social media, after its parliament approved the world’s strictest laws
Publisher: Australian Government (Press release)
The laws place the onus on social media platforms – not young people or their parents – to take reasonable steps to prevent Australians under 16 years of age from…
UK Online Safety Act Policy Briefing
Publisher: WeProtect Global Alliance (Briefing)
As the UK Government’s new legislation moves to the implementation phase, WeProtect Global Alliance ask what it means for the global fight against child exploitation and abuse online and how…
Situation analysis of child online protection in Pakistan
Publisher: National Commission on the Rights of the Child, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority, UNICEF (Report)
An overview of the current ecosystem of child online protection in Pakistan to inform legislators, government agencies, law enforcement, development and child protection practitioners.
Global Taskforce Mission Statement
Publisher: WeProtect Global Alliance (Media)
This mission statement includes a list of commitments from the Global Taskforce government members who signed it to combat child sexual exploitation and abuse online.