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
Estimates of childhood exposure to online sexual harms and their risk factors
Publisher: WeProtect Global Alliance (Report)
A global study of childhood experiences of 18-20 year olds conducted by Economist Impact.
Global Threat Assessment 2021
Publisher: WeProtect Global Alliance (Report)
An overview of the scale and complexity of child sexual exploitation and abuse online, and what’s being done to tackle it worldwide.
Ofcom A-SPARC Model
Publisher: Ofcom (Report)
In early September 2020, Ofcom commissioned PA Consulting to deliver a project to model the functional and architectural structures, workflows and evolution of online platforms. This ‘A-SPARC’ model will help…
A global race to stop and prevent abuse online
Publisher: eSafety Commissioner (Blog)

Australia’s eSafety Commission Julie Inman Grant explains the additional powers given to her office in this new legislation and how they have worked with industry to develop Safety by Design…
Respecting human rights and the rule of law when using automated technology to detect online child sexual exploitation and abuse
Publisher: Council of Europe (Report)
Legislation
Comprehensive and effective domestic legislation to protect children from all forms of sexual exploitation and abuse – both online and offline.
Transparency in the Regulation of Online Safety
Publisher: Ofcom (Report)
The UK’s draft Online Safety Bill proposes to give the communications regulator Ofcom powers to require online service providers to produce annual transparency reports about illegal and harmful content on…
International Commitments
What is it? International commitments to capacity development (both cross-border technology-based improvements and systemic improvements within countries) and to the prevention of inadequate or ineffective state response systems.In addition, this…
Legislation
What is it? A ‘suite of legislation’ that effectively defines and legislates against all forms of child abuse and exploitation, including on and offline offences, trafficking and slavery.Clear and consistent…
Political will
What is it? Senior level recognition that child sexual abuse and exploitation is a problem that leaders need to address, including where the internet plays a role (CSEA online).Allocation of…