Netsweeper is proud to be a longstanding member of the IWF and continues to support their goal of eliminating child sexual abuse content online. The primary goal of the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) is to control online sexual abuse content.
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Originally published July 25, 2019 and updated November 16, 2020. The Canadian Centre for Child Protection (C3P) launched Project Arachnid in January 2017 as a response to the proliferation of child sexual abuse material witnessed by Cybertip.ca. Project Arachnid plays an important part in eliminating online child exploitation by detecting known images and videos of
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How Netsweeper and Project Arachnid Tackle Online Child Exploitation The Canadian Centre for Child Protection (C3P) launched Project Arachnid in January 2017 as a response to the proliferation of child sexual abuse material witnessed by Cybertip.ca. Project Arachnid plays an important part in eliminating online child exploitation by detecting known images and videos of child
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Netsweeper and the IWF Tackling Online Child Exploitation In 2017, we started a new project with the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) to take the fight against online child exploitation to the next level. We helped the IWF find and eliminate child sexual abuse imagery by using cutting edge technology – Microsoft PhotoDNA. Each image that
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In the age of digital connectivity, the internet has become an integral part of our daily lives, especially for children and adolescents. With the proliferation of social media platforms and instant messaging apps, young individuals now have unprecedented access to information, communication, and creative expression. However, alongside these benefits lies a sinister reality: the exploitation
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In 2022 alone, more than 32 million reports of suspected child sexual exploitation were reported by online platforms to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children’s CyberTipline, and that number is growing. Of those 32 million reports received, over 99.5% of them regarded incidents of suspected CSAM. In today’s digital age, the internet has provided
Warning: This blog contains content on sexual abuse which may be triggering. It’s no surprise that the COVID-19 pandemic has increased the risk of online sexual exploitation for children. Since the global lockdown, many people are spending more time online, and so are predators – what can be more dangerous than a quarantined child sex
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Instagram is under scrutiny following allegations that it profits from allowing users to advertise AI-generated child sex abuse images. This legal challenge comes after a police investigation revealed that predators are using the platform to promote websites selling explicit material, accessible with just two clicks. Campaigners have described this as a ‘new frontier of horror,’
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On July 11, 2024, the U.S. Senate passed landmark bipartisan legislation aimed at addressing the growing problem of online exploitation involving explicit, private images. The Stopping Harmful Image Exploitation and Limiting Distribution (SHIELD) Act, introduced by Senators Amy Klobuchar and John Cornyn, is a crucial development in enhancing legal protections for victims, particularly children. Addressing
