Research & insights

This policy brief sets out key recommendations to protect children from violence and exploitation in relation to the digital environment.

All Tech Is Human, a leading Responsible Tech organization that unites stakeholders to solve complex problems, publishes Balancing Privacy and Child Safety in Encrypted Environments, an ecosystem-empowering white paper designed…

UNICEF estimates the scale of childhood sexual violence against women and girls globally.

Meta’s Human Rights 2023 report shows that work and updates to prevent child exploitation including reporting tools led to a 75% increase in reports sent by teens on Messenger and…

A collaboration between Plan International and CNN As Equals hearing directly from girls and young women about the harms they face online and how they can be kept safe.

Internet Matters’ new research report. With recent debates about the role of smartphones and social media in young people’s lives, this new research seeks to include parents’ views and voices…

This report reveals the intricate web of factors that drive online child sexual abuse offending, offering critical insights into the motivations, facilitators, situational factors, and barriers of CSAM-related crimes.

Dr Deanna Davy explores the dangers of AI generated CSAM on the Dark Web .

Thorn’s report on 2023 trends in youth online safety highlighting deepfakes and other behavioural trends.

White paper published by Microsoft encourages faster action by policymakers, civil society leaders and the technology industry to navigate the risks posed by harmful and illegal AI-generated content.