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eSafety Commissioner

Digital use and risk: Online platform engagement among children aged 10 to 15

New report investigating the central role of online platforms on young people in Australia, with a focus on social media, communication apps and gaming.

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ChildSafeNet, UNICEF

Safeguarding the futures: Exploring the impacts of generative AI on child online protection in Nepal

This report looks into how children in Nepal engage with Artificial Intelligence (AI), in particular Generative AI and its risks and benefits.

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Ofcom

Deepfake Defences 2 – The Attribution Toolkit

This follow up discussion paper looks at ‘attribution measures’ to identify deepfakes.

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Internet Watch Foundation

Child sexual abuse material generated by artificial intelligence

Free region-specific guides for professionals in the UK to identify, report and combat AI-generated child sexual abuse material.

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GSMA

Enhancing child online protection in Sub-Saharan Africa

A whitepaper exploring the current state of child online protection in Sub-Saharan Africa.

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Thorn

Sexual extortion and young people

Sexual Extortion & Young People: Navigating Threats in Digital Environments Drawing on a survey of 1,200 young people aged 13-20, this research explores the prevalence and nature of sexual extortion…

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UNICEF

Guidance for assessors D-CRIA Toolbox

UNICEF’s new Guidance for Assessors as part of the existing UNICEF Child Rights Impact Assessment in Relation to the Digital Environment Toolbox (UNICEF D-CRIA Toolbox). The guidance is designed to…

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Ofcom

Experiences of engaging with the manosphere

Ofcom, the UK’s online safety regulator, has released new research, Experiences of engaging with the manosphere. It explores the first-hand experiences of people engaging with the online ‘manosphere’, a term…

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Sexual Violence Research Initiative

SVRI Annual Report 2024-2025

Sexual Violence Research Initiative’s annual report and strategic plan.

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Together for Girls

VACS data dashboard

Together for Girls has launched a new interactive platform for exploring data on violence against children and youth from more than 20 countries.

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Child Rescue Coalition, IPPPRI, Internet Watch Foundation, Protect Children

Artemis Survivor Hub (ASH) launched

The Artemis Survivor Hub (ASH) has been launched as an 18-month pilot to provide a comprehensive, survivor-centred response to online child sexual abuse. The project is the result of a…

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NCMEC

NCMEC 2024 Impact Report

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ICMEC

ICMEC Impact Report 2024

ICMEC’s Impact Report for 2024.

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Childlight, ICMEC

Childlight and ICMEC say CSEA is public health emergency and announce ‘Atlanta Declaration’

Childlight Global Safety Institute and the International Center for Missing and Exploited Children (ICMEC) call for child sexual abuse and exploitation to be treated as a public health emergency with…

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Stanford Cyber Policy Center

AI-Generated child sexual abuse material: insights from educators, platforms, law enforcement, legislators, and victims

A report based on interviews with 52 people, to understand how educators, platforms, law enforcement, legislators and victims are thinking about responding to Gen-AI CSAM.

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The Lancet

Prevalence of sexual violence against children and age at first exposure: a global analysis by age, location, age, and sex (1990-2023)

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NSPCC

Targeting girls online: How online services enable the abuse and harassment of girls

Briefing, Report

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WeProtect Global Alliance

Health and wellbeing of frontline responders

Research into the health and wellbeing impact on frontline responders to child sexual abuse with recommendations for employers.

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NCMEC

2024 CyberTipline Report

NCMEC’s CyberTipline received 20.5 million reports of suspected child sexual exploitation in 2024.

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European Commission

European Commission seeks feedback on guidelines on protection of minors online under the Digital Services Act

The European Commission announces guidelines for public consultation.

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Online safety regulations around the world: the state of play and the way forward – a resource

Drawing on a selection of 26 online platform regulations in 19 jurisdictions, the study offers a framework for understanding the main regulatory approaches adopted so far.

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UNICEF

Drawing a line in digital spaces: Age-based restriction of social media policy note

UNICEF policy note highlighting key considerations for legislators, policymakers, and other stakeholders considering an age-based limit for social media.

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Thorn

Commodified sexual interactions involving minors

Commodified Sexual Interactions Involving Minors Evolving dynamics in technology-facilitated child sexual exploitation. Research conducted by Thorn in partnership with Burson Insights, Data & Intelligence.

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Tech Coalition

Lantern 2024 Transparency Report

The second annual Lantern Transparency Report, providing a review of the program’s impact in 2024 and highlighting key programmatic updates, successes, challenges, and opportunities for future growth.

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Childlight

Searchlight 2025: Who benefits? Shining a light on the business of child sexual exploitation and abuse

The latest Searchlight report from Childlight into the nature of the crisis underscores the need for urgent action, shining a light on the financial networks that fuel child sexual exploitation…

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Children and Screens

UK Age-appropriate design code: Impact assessment

A report from Children and Screens highlighting the impact of the UK’s Age-Appropriate Design Code on digital platforms.

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Call for input: A child-centered response to sexual exploitation of children in street situations

The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the sale, sexual exploitation and sexual abuse of children, Ms. Mama Fatima Singhateh invites input to the forthcoming report (due October 2025) which will…

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ECPAT International

ECPAT International launches child participation newsletter

Bringing child and youth perspectives to the fore, the first edition of ECPAT International’s new Child Participation Newsletter explores the many ways the organisation works with young people around the…

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Microsoft

Protecting the public from abusive AI-generated content across the EU

Microsoft White Paper focusing on the protection of children, women and older adults from potential harms caused by AI, including AI-generated child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and deepfakes.

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Council of Europe

Protection of children against exploitation and sexual abuse

A free five hour online training course for legal professionals on the protection of children against exploitation and sexual abuse.

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5Rights Foundation

Children & AI design code

The Code takes a pragmatic and practical view. It sets out a process to identify, evaluate, and mitigate the known risks of AI to children and prepare for the known…

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Childline, NSPCC

Childline data reveals boys are most vulnerable to ‘sextortion’

Childline’s latest data shows boys are more vulnerable to sextortion. New campaign targeted at young boys to remind them of how easy it is to be fooled by fake accounts…

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ECPAT International, Eurochild, Terre des Hommes Netherlands

VOICE Child Friendly/ Accessible Report

The VOICE Research Child Friendly/Accessible Report on Child Safety Online is a resource designed with and for children to ensure that vital information about child safety online is accessible to…

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Bark

Bark’s Annual Report 2024

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,…

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TikTok

Digital Services Act: Our fourth transparency report on content moderation in Europe

This report not only shares updates on TikTok’s content moderation efforts, including violative content removals, illegal content reports, and user appeals, but also introduces new metrics that further enhance transparency…

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World Childhood Foundation

Follow the money: Payments for live streaming of child sexual abuse in the Philippines

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…

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5Rights Foundation

Advancing Trust & Safety: systems and standards for online safety professionals 

Trust & Safety (T&S) professionals play a vital yet often overlooked role in making digital spaces safe and accountable. This report examines the challenges they face and proposes steps to…

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Thorn

Deepfake nudes & young people: navigating a new frontier in technology-facilitated nonconsensual sexual abuse and exploitation

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.

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ICMEC, Save the Children Romania

Choose your digital path: empowering children in a digital world

A new interactive storybook campaign by ICMEC and Save the Children Romania aimed at teaching young users about online safety in a fun, engaging way.