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Bark’s Annual Report 2024
Publisher: Bark
Every year, we analyze the rate at which children encounter problematic content and people online. This year, we processed an astounding 7.9 billion activities on family accounts across texts, email,…
Follow the money: Payments for live streaming of child sexual abuse in the Philippines
Publisher: World Childhood Foundation (Report)
World Childhood Foundation, in collaboration with the Rights Lab University of Nottingham, reveals how financial data— from remittances to crypto —can help detect, understand & disrupt the live streaming of…
Deepfake nudes & young people: navigating a new frontier in technology-facilitated nonconsensual sexual abuse and exploitation
Publisher: Thorn
Drawing on a survey of 1,200 young people aged 13-20, this research explores their awareness of deepfake nudes, lived experiences with them, and their involvement in creating such content.
PlayStation Safety Report
Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment (Report)
This report introduces the three safety pillars that underpin our safety philosophy for keeping our players safe: Control Your Experience, Shield Our Players, and Enforce Our Standards.
Behind the screen:The reality of age assurance and social media access for young Australians
Publisher: eSafety Commissioner (Report)
This transparency report, Behind the Screen: The Reality of Age Assurance and Social Media Access for Young Australians, represents a first for eSafety. By combining regulatory insights from industry with…
New Research: Online risk exposure rose in 2024, but so did Gen Z requests for help
Publisher: Snap (News)
The online environment became riskier for Generation Z in 2024, with eight out of 10 teens and young adults reporting exposure to at least one online risk. Encouragingly, despite that…
Teens Trust, and Technology: in the Age of AI
Publisher: Common Sense Media (Briefing)
This new research brief examines how U.S. teens age 13–18 experience and perceive trust online in the age of generative AI.
Global risks report 2025
Publisher: World Economic Forum (Report)
The Global Risks Report 2025 presents the findings of the Global Risks Perception Survey 2024- 2025 (GRPS), which captures insights from over 900 experts worldwide. The report analyses global risks…
Public health and child sexual exploitation & abuse
Publisher: Childlight (Briefing)
Research conducted by Childlight, the global child safety institute located within the University of Edinburgh found it to be more prevalent than many other childhood public health issues.
From data to dialogue: Youth perspectives on child sexual abuse in the digital sphere
Publisher: Brave Movement (Report)
A report by Brave Movement looking closely at youth perspectives on child sexual abuse online, online safety and psychological consequences of online harms.