Childlight - Global Child Safety Institute

💲 Clicks for cash 💲 👨💻 Searchlight reveals that the sexual exploitation and abuse of children online has become a multi-billion-dollar industry. 🛡️ To safeguard children we must: ✅ Fine companies whose platforms enable abuse ✅ Educate young people about online dangers ✅ Regulate across the tech industry – not just social media 🔦 Read Searchlight 🔗 in comments #AbuseIsPreventable

🚀 We are delighted to announce the launch of the Childlight East Asia and Pacific Hub. 🤝 The hub is a ground-breaking partnership between UNSW, Edinburgh University and the Human Dignity Foundation. 🌏 Led by Michael Salter, a leading authority on child sexual exploitation and abuse (CSEA), the hub has been established to drive research for impact on CSEA in Australia and throughout the East Asia and Pacific region. 🔦 Its work will help build crucial evidence and drive coordinated action to protect children from sexual exploitation and abuse. #AbuseIsPreventable #Partnership #Launch #CSEA #PublicHealth

🚨 Swipe wrong 🚨     👩👧👦 Single parents looking for love on dating apps are being warned to beware of being targeted by child sex abusers.     🔦 Childlight Global Child Safety Institute have published new research which suggests men who sexually offend against children are:    🔺 Nearly four times more likely to subscribe to online dating apps than non-offenders  🔺 Use online dating sites twice as often than non-offenders.    The findings are based on a survey of 5,000 men in the UK, US and Australia.    Childlight East Asia hub director Professor Michael Salter, who co-wrote the research said: “Offenders may appear trustworthy, as they are more likely to have a child in their house, work with children, and have a higher education level. However, they are also much more likely to know other offenders, use online privacy tools and cryptocurrency to hide their actions.”    Most dating sites don’t require proof of identity, so the institute is calling for:  ✅ User verification processes  ✅ Use of online tools to detect predatory behaviour  ✅ Educational campaigns to raise awareness of online dangers    The dating app research is part of the institute’s Searchlight report which analyses the multi-billion-dollar business of child exploitation.   It reveals:  ❌ Abusers are targeting children in crisis zones such as Ukraine   ❌ The digital financial footprints left by abusers  ❌ How child abuse gangs are evolving in the Philippines    🛡️ It also highlights the success of online shields which are blocking 3 million attempts to view child abuse images every week, evidence that technology facilitated child sexual exploitation and abuse is preventable.    #AbuseIsPreventable     📊 Read the research https://lnkd.in/dGXiBNCb 

🚨 Language matters! ❌ Terms like 'child pornography' and 'sextortion' trivialise the abuse of children. 📗 So Childlight were delighted to work alongside ECPAT International and partners in the creation of the Second Edition of Terminology Guidelines to create respectful language around CSEA. 💻 You can sign up to the webinar to learn more. #TerminologyMatters #CallItWhatItIs

🌍 We're delighted to be working with INHOPE We have a shared vision of creating a safer online world for children and young people. ☎️ INHOPE's hotlines across the Americas, Africa, Europe, Asia and Oceania remove millions of CSAM images and videos from the internet every year. Abuse is preventable, not inevitable! #AbuseIsPreventable #partnership

A powerful message from Coimisiún na Meán, Ireland's regulator of online media, at this week's Trust & Safety Summit as we all push to make 2025 a year of action to prevent the sexual exploitation and abuse of children. Tanya Warren pointed out: "The era of self-regulation is over." Regulators are well funded and here to stay!

❗ "Voluntary detection is not enough. Social platform providers do not take any action." 💜 Brave co-founder Mie Kohiyama and survivor activist Rhiannon-Faye McDonald spoke yesterday about the crucial need to keep children #SafeOnline at "Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse: Global Action to Combat a Global Crime", organized by the European Parliament. ✊ It was incredibly powerful to hear them and HRH The Duchess of Edinburgh, MEP Caterina Chinnici, Emilio Puccio, Magnus Brunner, Jess Phillips MP and Dr Alexandra Souza Martins's insights and perspectives on how we can prevent child sexual exploitation and abuse. UK Mission to the European Union #ViolenceIsPreventable #EndChildhoodSexualViolence

✏️ Childlight - Global Child Safety Institute is proud to announce the upcoming launch of the second edition of the terminology guidelines for the protection of children from sexual exploitation and abuse 📅 This comprehensive resource, to be unveiled in a global webinar on April 10, 2025, at 13:00 GMT, aims to improve the accuracy, sensitivity and consistency of language used in the fight against child sexual exploitation and abuse. 🚸 As ECPAT Research and Child Rights Monitoring Manager Andrea Varrella says: "Accurate and respectful language is essential to improving child protection responses and ensuring that children who have been subjected to sexual abuse and exploitation are treated with dignity and respect.” 🤝 As a partner involved in developing the guidelines, we know how much words matter when it comes to CSEA. We must avoid victim-blaming language and harmful terms that misrepresent the nature of abuse that children are subjected to every day.

IPPPRI25 speaker announcement! Joining us to speak at IPPPRI25 are Lydia Davenport and Aya T. of Childlight - Global Child Safety Institute. Lydia and Aya will speak on day 2 on 'Enhancing Global Responses to CSEA: The Into the Light Index and SHIELD Framework'. The Into the Light Index is the first global initiative providing critical data to improve child protection and prevent CSEA. Launched in 2024, it focuses on technology-facilitated CSEA, expanding in 2025 to include more sub-types. The SHIELD framework assesses law enforcement capabilities across six pillars, identifying gaps and strengthening responses. The presentation covers key findings and future plans. Register to attend here: https://lnkd.in/gyr9mrRn

An important campaign from The Hydrant Programme encouraging teenage boys to seek help if they are the victims of financially motivated sexual extortion 🔻