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.
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Online safety transparency reporting: Final transparency guidance
Publisher: Ofcom (Report, Tool)
Ofcom’s Statement and Final Transparency Guidance on online safety transparency reporting provide stakeholders with information about the transparency reporting process and requirements for social media companies under the UK’s Online…
Guidelines on measures to ensure a high level of privacy, safety and security for minors online
Publisher: European Commission
The Commission has presented guidelines on the protection of minors, as well as a prototype of an age-verification app under the Digital Services Act (DSA).
AI-Generated child sexual abuse material: insights from educators, platforms, law enforcement, legislators, and victims
Publisher: Stanford Cyber Policy Center (Report)
A report based on interviews with 52 people, to understand how educators, platforms, law enforcement, legislators and victims are thinking about responding to Gen-AI CSAM.
European Commission seeks feedback on guidelines on protection of minors online under the Digital Services Act
Publisher: European Commission (News)
The European Commission announces guidelines for public consultation.
Online safety regulations around the world: the state of play and the way forward – a resource
Drawing on a selection of 26 online platform regulations in 19 jurisdictions, the study offers a framework for understanding the main regulatory approaches adopted so far.
Drawing a line in digital spaces: Age-based restriction of social media policy note
Publisher: UNICEF
UNICEF policy note highlighting key considerations for legislators, policymakers, and other stakeholders considering an age-based limit for social media.
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 exploitation
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…