Research & insights
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Digital safety
Digital safety isn’t just about giving children access to technology – it’s about creating spaces where they can explore, learn, and connect without fear of harm.
Global Threat Assessment 2025
Global Threat Assessment 2025 stresses upstream prevention as essential to ending online child sexual exploitation and abuse.
Childlight Into the Light Index 2025
Publisher: Childlight
Childlight launch second Into the Light Index, this year with country-level data and an interactive dashboard.
Parenting for the digital age: Strengthening parenting programmes for preventing technology-facilitated child sexual exploitation and abuse
Publisher: UNICEF, University of Oxford (Report)
A new report from UNICEF and University of Oxford.
Children displaying harmful sexual behaviours (HSB): Evidence and responses
Publisher: Safe Futures Hub, WeProtect Global Alliance (Report)
The prevalence of children under the age of 18 who have displayed harmful sexual behaviour in online, offline or blended spaces, is a rising global concern. Despite growing awareness, the…
Transparency reporting on child sexual exploitation and abuse online 2025
Publisher: OECD (Report)
The OECD’s new Transparency reporting on child sexual exploitation and abuse online 2025 technical paper assesses how the policies and procedures of the 50 largest online content-sharing services respond to…
Technology-facilitated child sexual exploitation and abuse in Burkina Faso, Cote d’Ivoire, Guinea and Niger
Publisher: ECPAT International (Report)
Exploring the issue of technology-facilitated abuse and the issue in four West African country contexts.
Nerfing gender roles and rigid masculinity: A practical guide to gender-sensitive game safety and design
Publisher: ECPAT International
ECPAT International published guidance for gaming companies aimed primarily at supporting and protecting adolescent boys.
Digital use and risk: Online platform engagement among children aged 10 to 15
Publisher: eSafety Commissioner (Report)
New report investigating the central role of online platforms on young people in Australia, with a focus on social media, communication apps and gaming.