WeProtect Global Alliance

Referring to child sexual abuse materials as "child pornography" downplays the true harm to children. These materials represent real abuse and can leave lasting emotional scars. Changing our language helps focus on the devastating impact on victims, who may be retraumatized each time the materials are shared or viewed. #EndChildAbuse #WordsMatter #CSAM #ProtectChildren

⚠️Childhood sexual violence is #preventable. 📌That includes the sexual exploitation and abuse of children online, which continues to grow at an alarming rate. Solutions exist from legislation to safety by design and education and awareness. This can be prevented. 📣 WeProtect Global Alliance supports Together for Girls and calls on Government, industry and civil society to all play in keeping children #SafeOnline. ⭐Learn what you can do to #BreakTheRecord of inaction and #EndChildhoodSexualViolence at www.BreakTheRecord.org

🌍 Join us at the Global Ministerial Conference! On 7 November, WeProtect Global Alliance and UNICEF are hosting an official side event: ‘Catalyzing Multi-Sectoral Action to End Online Child Sexual Abuse’. This session introduces the Model National Response Framework, a critical tool that helps governments take meaningful, multi-sectoral steps to tackle online child sexual abuse and exploitation. Why attend? ➡️ Discover real-world examples of national action based on the Model National Response ➡️ Explore pathways to integrate online child protection into national agendas ➡️ Connect with leaders dedicated to protecting children from digital threats 🗓️ Date: 7 November, 2024 🕒 Time: 12:00 - 1:30 PM 📍 Location: Salon HI (320 capacity) Will you join us? #GlobalMinisterialConference #ChildProtection #OnlineSafety #WeProtect #UNICEF

Every child deserves safety online. ♥️ Join WeProtect Global Alliance and UNICEF at the Global Ministerial to End Violence Against Children for an official side event on the Model National Response—a powerful, evidence-based tool guiding governments in combatting online child exploitation. Learn how Namibia, Kazakhstan and the Council of Europe have applied the framework, which provides clear, actionable steps across policy, law enforcement, industry cooperation, and victim support to foster systemic change for child safety. 🗓️ Date: 7 November, 2024 🕒 Time: 12:00 - 1:30 PM 📍 Location: Salon HI (320 capacity) Discover how the Model National Response can strengthen your country’s child protection efforts. #OnlineSafety #ChildProtection Rhiannon-Faye McDonald Council of Europe Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan Marie Collins Foundation Brave Movement

🔆The future of child safety depends on the decisions made next week... At the 🌏 Global Ministerial on Ending Violence Against Children in Bogotá, Colombia we'd like to see every country make bold commitments to create a safe digital world for children and young people. 📣We're calling on governments to enact bold legislation, invest in prevention, and put survivors at the center of policy-making. Read more 👀 in this open letter to world leaders from Iain Drennan (WeProtect Global Alliance), Daniela Ligiero (she/her) (Brave Movement) and Marija Manojlovic (Safe Online). https://lnkd.in/ee5ZqDrY On 6 November we are co-hosting a satellite event: Safe Digital Futures for Children: Tackling online harms through joint global action. The event will take place on 06 November 2024 from 11am to 4:30pm (COT). The event will be live-streamed: https://lnkd.in/etbww7rG

Today in France, a high-profile trial is unfolding involving a graphic artist, who worked on animated feature films for Pixar and Disney. Charged with complicity in rape and human trafficking, this man is alleged to have directed, paid for, and consumed the livestreamed rape of Filipino children ages 5 to 10 years old over a 9-year period. He is also charged with child sexual abuse material offenses. This shocking case brings about much-needed focus for protective digital safeguards. IJM urges financial institutions to strengthen their capacity to detect, report, and block suspicious financial transactions for child sexual exploitation. Tech companies—especially video-chat apps with live video products—must ensure they’re built safe by design to detect, disrupt, and block such horrific abuse. Such robust and immediate action will keep online spaces safe and shield vulnerable children from live rape. https://lnkd.in/gG5s83e7

Join us for the Satellite Event #Act4OnlineSafety for children in Bogotá, Colombia! Together, we can tackle online harms affecting children. 📅 Nov 6, 11 am COT ➡️https://loom.ly/2UCqnr4 The event will be live-streamed: https://lnkd.in/etbww7rG Brave Movement Safe Online #SafeOnline

🌟Alliance member Red PaPaz has developed a whole ecosystem of initiatives to protect children and adolescents from child sexual abuse in Colombia and Latin America, including a hotline, a research centre and youth initiatives. They have: ✔️Established a comprehensive programme to prevent and respond to online dangers affecting young people in Latin America ✔️created a comprehensive ecosystem involving government institutions, law enforcement agencies, civil society, parents, educators and aggressors with the The Safer Internet Center – Viguías ✔️Worked with international partners to draw on best practice globally. ✔️Successfully introduced a hotline for processing and reporting cases of CSAM and cyberbullying; an Awareness and Research Centre to create content and support advocacy; participation of young people in efforts to strengthen the protective digital ecosystem and a helpline targeting potential aggressors ✔️In 2023, “Te Protejo” was the top reporter of CSAM in Latin America to INHOPE and sixth globally. #KeepingKidsSafeOnline #StrongerTogether ❤️ Read more about their work ➡️ https://lnkd.in/e6ucZDDj Red PaPaz, miembro de la Alianza, ha desarrollado todo un ecosistema de iniciativas para proteger a niños, niñas y adolescentes del abuso sexual infantil en Colombia y América Latina, incluyendo una línea directa, un centro de investigación e iniciativas juveniles. 😍

Our October newsletter was packed with news, publications and events from the Alliance and our global membership. Make sure not to miss out next time and subscribe now! 💥 https://lnkd.in/dVJ8s6c

To all Alliance members: let's show some support for one of our members! 🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶 We all deserve a little recognition 🏆. Cast your vote now for Africa Online Safety Platform - it only takes a moment but would mean so much to your peers ❤️ https://lnkd.in/et2xdpUs Voting closes on 31 October!