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.
This includes policies and procedures in private sector organisations, as well as regulations and laws passed by governments.
A range of policies is needed to cover detection and reporting of online exploitation and abusive material, and to ensure that protecting children is prioritised over other considerations. Carefully thinking through these policy areas will help create a consistent, clear foundation for analysis and action. Policies also need to be aligned between countries, regions and with international laws and frameworks.
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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…
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.
Guidance for implementing the Global Strategic Response
Publisher: WeProtect Global Alliance (Tool)
Guidance for practitioners and decision-makers across the globe to reach the outcomes outlined in the Alliance’s Global Strategic Response.
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…
In Our Own Words: Young People’s version of General Comment No. 25
Publisher: 5Rights Foundation (Briefing)
The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child have written how children should be treated in the digital world. This shorter version was written by young people for other…
Rebooting child protection systems: 5 ways to address child sexual abuse online
Publisher: WeProtect Global Alliance (Blog)
With more children than ever now engaging online, it is vital that they are both protected and enabled to engage safely. After the UN Committee on the Rights of the…
Defending the privacy of child sexual abuse victims online, in the EU and worldwide
Publisher: WeProtect Global Alliance (Blog)
A debate has been raging in Europe over what takes precedence: privacy or child protection. In September 2020 we were called by a member of the European Parliament who asked…