Today we have 53 of these reporting portals, available in over 19 languages, circling the globe. They give over 2.7bn people a safe place to report suspected online pictures and videos of children being sexually abused.
Reporting portals are customised webpages where people can safely report suspected pictures and videos of child sexual abuse. The reports are then fed to our expert analysts in our Hotline, who assess them in the usual way. If they’re confirmed as illegal, we work to have them removed from the internet.
Reporting to us is anonymous. This is important because some people are afraid of reporting to the police. They might be concerned that by alerting the authorities to worrying imagery online they could land themselves in trouble. Providing a safe, independent place to report gives those people peace of mind.
Setting up a reporting portal is a low-cost, fast and effective way to help internet users report suspected images and videos. Each new portal helps us make the internet a safer place for all children.
We believe that every country should be able to join the battle. They need to be able to give people a safe way to report disturbing images of children being abused, if they stumble on them online.
Since 2013, together with our portal partners we’ve stretched our protective net across the globe to create 53 new portals. We’ve formed a strong IWF reporting portal network for good.
