Technology
The use of technology, including artificial intelligence, machine learning and specific tools such as Photo DNA, is central to protecting children from sexual exploitation and abuse online.
Safety technology can prevent, detect, block, report and remove illegal and exploitative material, live streaming and grooming. Technology tools can also be used to deter and detect offenders and identify and protect victims.
Technology can also be used to identify some of the hard problems that are preventing progress. Online tools can work many times faster than humans to identify and detect abusive material, as well as tracking down platforms and websites used to share this material. Safety technology can also be used to assess risks and help limit the vulnerability of children online.
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Key library items about technology
Outcomes briefing – technology, privacy and rights roundtable
Publisher: ECPAT International, WePROTECT Global Alliance (Briefing)
This outcomes briefing records the outcomes from the roundtable meeting: issue context, key challenges, potential solutions and mapping the way forward.
End-To-End Encryption: Understanding the impacts for child safety online
Publisher: NSPCC (Report)
There are diverse and often conflicting opinions on the extent to which platforms should adopt online privacy and safety features, but the overwhelming majority of participants agree that child safety…
Statement on behalf of the Phoenix 11
Publisher: Phoenix 11 (Media)
Survivors of child sexual abuse material demand action from tech one year after key players support online anti-exploitation principles.
Guide for tech companies considering supporting the “Voluntary Principles to Counter Online Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse”
Publisher: WePROTECT Global Alliance (Tool)
Six industry members of the Alliance (Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Roblox, Snap and Twitter) have produced this ‘by tech, for tech’ guide to operationalising the Voluntary Principles’.
Safety by Design can build investor and customer trust
Publisher: eSafety Commissioner (Tool)
The investment and venture capital community can play a pivotal role in helping to ensure that early-stage technology companies put safety and ethical considerations at the heart of their design processes.
Reviewing Child Sexual Abuse Material Reporting Functions on Popular Platforms
Publisher: Canadian Centre for Child Protection (Report)
Millions of images of child sexual abuse circulate freely on the internet each day, not only in obscure corners of the dark web, but also on some of the most…
Voluntary Principles to Counter Online Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse
Publisher: Five-Country Ministerial (Tool)
On 5 March 2020 a set of Voluntary Principles to Counter Online Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse was launched in Washington DC. These principles were developed by the Five Country…
PhotoDNA
Publisher: Microsoft (Tool)
In 2009, Microsoft partnered with Dartmouth College to develop PhotoDNA, a technology that aids in finding and removing known images of child exploitation.
See what the Alliance is doing on: Technology
The Future of eXtended Reality Technologies,
and Implications for Online Child Sexual
Exploitation and Abuse
Publisher: The University of Manchester (Report)
This report summarises multi-disciplinary research on child sexual exploitation and abuse online in the context of the development of immersive ‘eXtended Reality’ (XR) technologies.
Tech Coalition launches Trust: Voluntary Framework for Industry Transparency
Publisher: Technology Coalition (Press release, Summit announcement)
During the Global Alliance Summit 2022, the Tech Coalition is launching Trust: Voluntary Framework for Industry Transparency, developed by industry following a consultation process with civil society and governments.
Immersive technology, risks and remedies
This breakout session explored XR technology in terms of child sexual exploitation and abuse, assessing potential risks as well as mitigation approaches to help reduce the threat and ensure the…
Protecting children in the Age of AI
Panel will looked at how we can use AI to fight online child sexual abuse by detecting and reporting it, and how we can work with government, civil society and…
Industry transparency
Panel discussion Speakers Sean Litton Executive Director Tech Coalition John Lange Associate General Counsel Amazon Liz Thomas Director, Public Policy Microsoft Christian Papaleontiou Deputy Director of Tackling ChildSexual Abuse Unit, Home Office UK…
Application 3018: an app to report harmful content online and protect children
Publisher: Tremau (Blog)
On 8 February 2022, Safer Internet Day, e-Enfance – a French NGO fighting against children’s bullying and online harassment – launched a nationwide app, Application 3018, to facilitate the reporting…
The 2021 Thorn Impact Report
Publisher: Thorn (Report)
The report shows the impact that the work of Thorn had in 2021 in the fight against child sexual exploitation and abuse online across different areas.
Accountability Report 2.0
Publisher: The Internet Commission (Report)
This report looks at how organisational cultures, systems and processes shape online experiences and how they comprise ethical business practice.
Scale of Harm Project
Publisher: International Justice Mission (Press release)
IJM has developed a method to estimate the prevalence of trafficking to produce child sexual exploitation materials.
Tech Coalition Announces Voluntary Industry Framework for Transparency Reporting
Publisher: Technology Coalition (Press release)
The development of this framework for industry will give greater insight into action to address child sexual exploitation and abuse online.