With more and more children engaging in activities on the internet, online platforms have become a vital part of their lives. It has never been more urgent to ensure that children have safe spaces to learn, socialise, and play online. Disrupting Harm research gathered evidence from 13 countries on the context, threats, and children’s perspectives of online child sexual exploitation and abuse. Through the testimonies of frontline workers and researchers, it exposes the long-lasting impact on the lives of children.
Since 2020, there have been discussions across the European Union about legislating online service providers, such as social media and online messaging companies, to detect, report, and remove child sexual abuse material and any form of child sexual abuse from their online platforms. In May 2022, the European Commission presented a proposal to Prevent and Combat Child Sexual Abuse Online — click here to read our summary.
ECPAT members and other child rights organisations across the European Union are combining efforts to ensure that the European Commission Proposal will pass so that children can be safe from abuse and exploitation online. Sign the petition to end child sexual abuse online!
“You Have the Power” Campaign
How to Protect Children Online – Resources
Protecting Children Online: Exploring the Tactic of Prevention
New Study Reveals: Children Left Alone To Deal with Online Dangers
ECPAT Join Forces with DOT Europe, CCIA, and Over 50 Organizations in a Joint Statement for Child Safety Online
ECPAT and Child Rights Group Blast EU States For Wavering On Child Safety Online Legislation
Child Rights Activists and Survivors Say European Parliament’s Compromised Child Sexual Abuse Regulation Is Failing Children
Child Rights Activists and Survivors Say The EU Is Taking A Devastating Step Back in Online Child Protection
ECPAT International Warns: Children Will Be Failed by European Parliament’s Compromise on Online Child Protection Laws
EU Citizens Show Support for Child Safety Online
ECPAT and the #ChildSafetyON Coalition in Brussels Demanding Action to Protect Children Online
ECLAG Applauds Progress to Advance Child Safety Online in the EU
“Every Second Counts” campaign
ECLAG Launches New Webpage #ChildSafetyON
ECLAG High-level Panel on How to Fight Child Sexual Abuse Online
ECPAT Supports “The Internet is not Safe for Kids” Petition
ECPAT Denounces IMCO’s Draft Opinion on the European Commission’s Child Sexual Abuse Regulation Proposal
“Right in Front of Us” Campaign
Open Letter to the European Union — “We must make the Internet a Safe Place for Children”
ECPAT comments on the European Commission’s Proposal to Combat Child Sexual Abuse in the EU
ECPAT, together with 14 child rights organisationsm, launches the #ChildSafetyOnlineNow campaign
ECPAT Recommendations on the EU Directive on combatting sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children
ECPAT Supports the European Commission’s Proposal as a Critical Step toward Better Child Protection
“Why Child Protection Matters” Campaign
Public Polling in 8 EU Member States Reveals EU Citizens Support Child Safety Online
Be part of the #ChildSafetyON movement and support our campaign to call on politicians, online service providers, and tech companies to take responsibility in the creation of a better digital world, one where all children will feel empowered and safe from the increasing risks of sexual abuse and exploitation.
Meet ECPAT Project Beacon — Placing children’s rights into the heart of the EU’s digital policy
How far are we to ensure Child Safety Online in the EU? A timeline of events.
Towards online child protection in the EU
Why Does Online Child Protection Matter? Here is ECPAT Project Beacon to explain why
ECPAT welcomes European Commission’s proposal to prevent and combat child sexual abuse
What do the EU citizens really think about data privacy and child protection online?
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