FOSI does not deal with illegal material on the internet. This is done by specialist agencies that usually work closely with national police forces and Internet Service Providers to locate and remove such material, and, where possible, to prosecute the offender(s). The international nature of the internet makes enforcement of “the law” extremely difficult. There is no “internet law” or single country whose laws and values apply universally (thankfully!) which is why cooperation between agencies in different countries is commonplace.
The area where agreement is most easily reached however, and an area of particular concern, is child pornography. This is illegal in most countries.
If you come across material that you believe to be illegal and you are either in, or believe the material to originate in, one of the countries identified by its flag below, please follow the relevant links.
If you run a national hotline similar to those listed here but we’ve missed you out, please let us know.
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www.us.inhope.org |
The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, in partnership with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Customs Service, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, and state and local law enforcement in Internet Crimes Against Children Task Forces, serves as the national CyberTipline and as the national Child Pornography Tipline.
Most of the hotlines listed on the FOSI website are members of the INHOPE Association. This exists to facilitate cooperation between internet Hotline providers. Its mission is to eliminate child pornography from the internet and protect young people from harmful and illegal uses of the Internet.
The object of INACH, the International Network Against Cyberhate is to combat discrimination on the Internet. INACH is a foundation under Dutch Law and is seated in Amsterdam. INACH was founded on October 4, 2002 by Jugenschutz.net and Magenta Foundation, Complaints Bureau for Discrimination on the Internet.
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www.au.inhope.org |
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) is responsible for monitoring internet content, enforcing Australia’s anti-spam law and making rules about accessing the internet via premium mobile phone services.
Its role includes:
- investigating complaints about internet content and gambling services
- encouraging the development of codes of practice for the internet industry and monitoring compliance with these codes
- informing the community about internet safety issues, particularly those relating to children
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www.be.inhope.org |
Child Focus, the European Centre for Missing and Sexually Exploited Children, is a private organisation, recognised as being of public utility that has been operational since March 31st 1998. The Centre’s mission, at both national and international level, is to actively support investigations into the disappearance, abduction or sexual exploitation of children and, secondly, the prevention of and fight against these phenomena. Child Focus always acts solely in the interests of children.
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www.diversiteit.be |
Un service public autonome, créé par la loi du 15 février 1993, né de la volonté politique du Parlement et du Gouvernement, issu des propositions du Commissariat royal à la politique des immigrés et de la résurgence de tendances extrémistes au sein de la société belge et européenne.
Een autonome openbare dienst opgericht bij wet van 15 februari 1993, ontstaan uit de politieke wil van het Parlement en de regering, naar aanleiding van de voorstellen van het Koninklijk Commissariaat voor het Migrantenbeleid en van de opkomst van extremistische strekkingen
Ein unabhängiger öffentlicher Dienst gegründet kraft Gesetzes vom 15. Februar 1993, entstanden aus dem politischen Willen des Parlaments und der Regierung, anläßlich der Vorschläge des Königlichen Kommissariats für die Einwanderungspolitik und des Aufstiegs extremistischer Tendenzen
An Autonomous Public Service established by an Act of Parliament on 15 February 1993, born of the political will of Parliament and the Government in response to proposals by the Royal Commission for Immigrant Policy and the emergence of extremist movements in Belgium
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www.cybertip.ca |
Le site cyberaide.ca permet de traiter les renseignements provenant des personnes qui communiquent des cas d´exploitation sexuelle en ligne des enfants. Si vous disposez de renseignements relatifs à des occurrences de pornographie juvénile, de tentative d´attirer des enfants, de tourisme du sexe orienté vers les enfants ou de prostitution enfantine, veuillez communiquer avec nous.
Cybertip.ca handles tips from individuals reporting the online sexual exploitation of children. Please contact us if you have information regarding incidents of child pornography, luring, child sex-tourism, or child prostitution. The information you provide is made available to law enforcement for investigation and review. All reports are contained in a highly secure environment.
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www.eco.de |
Das eco Forum – Verband der deutschen Internetwirtschaft e.V. versteht sich als Interessensvertreter und Förderer aller Unternehmen, die mit oder im Internet wirtschaftliche Wertschöpfung betreiben. Es vertritt die Unternehmen in der Politik, fördert die Kommunikation der Marktteilnehmer untereinander und unterstützt sie bei der Vermarktung ihrer Produkte.
Die Kernkompetenz und Hauptarbeitsgebiete des eco Forum konzentrieren sich auf die Themen Infrastruktur und Technologien, Inhalte (Content), Recht und Politik. Sie sind den Vorständen als Ressorts zugeordnet.
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www.fsm.de |
Die Freiwillige Selbstkontrolle Multimedia (FSM) existiert seit 1997. Der Verein widmet sich besonders dem Jugendschutz und der Bekämpfung illegaler und jugendgefährdender Inhalte in Online-Medien. Seine Mitglieder sind Medien- und Telekommunikationsverbände sowie Unternehmen, die Online-Angebote betreiben. Die FSM betreibt eine Beschwerdestelle, an die jeder illegale Online-Inhalte melden kann.
The voluntary self control for multimedia service providers (FSM) was founded in 1997. The association dedicates itself particularly to the protection of children and young people and the fight against illegal and youth-endangering content in online media. Its members are media- and telecommunications associations as well as online enterprises. FSM operates a complaints line, through which complaints about illegal online content can be made.
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www.jugendschutz.net |
Jugendschutz.net ist die im Oktober 1997 von den Jugendministerinnen und Jugendministern der Länder gemeinsam eingerichtete staatliche Stelle für die Beachtung des notwendigen Jugendschutzes in den neuen Informations- und Kommunikationsdiensten (Multimedia, Internet). Jugendschutz.net hat den Auftrag, illegale und jugendgefährdende Inhalte im Internet zu überprüfen und auf deren Veränderung oder Herausnahme zu dringen. Ziel ist ein vergleichbarer Jugendschutz wie in den traditionellen Medien.
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www.dk.inhope.org |
Det er en vigtig sag for Red Barnet at være med til at bekæmpe børneporno på internettet. Hvert eneste billede viser et overgreb og en dyb krænkelse af et barn. Her kan du anmelde børneporno og læse mere.
Every child pornographic picture is the evidence of a crime committed against an innocent child. On these pages you can make a report to our hotline if you have found images on the internet that you believe may be illegal. Or you can read more about Red Barnet’s work against sexual exploitation of children via the internet.
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www.gr.inhope.org |
Η Safeline σας επιτρέπει να καταγγείλετε περιεχόμενο του διαδικτύου το οποίο θεωρείτε παράνομο ή επιβλαβές. Συνεργαζόμαστε με την ελληνική αστυνομία καθώς και με άλλες ευρωπαϊκές διωκτικές αρχές υπεύθυνες για θέματα διαδικτύου.
Safeline allows you to report content you find on the Internet and you consider to be illegal or objectionable. We cooperate with the Greek police as well as other European authorities responsible for Internet crime.
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www.es.inhope.org |
La línea directa española Protégeles se creó en el año 2001 y permite a los usuarios de Internet informar, sobre cualquier página o material en Internet que consideren que pueda contener pornografía infantil, de manera confidencial y anónima. Tras su comunicado se realiza una verificación y se informa a las Fuerzas de Seguridad españolas así como a las del país donde se encuentre ubicada la página con la finalidad de retirarlas lo antes posible.
Recuerde que las imágenes de pornografía infantil se obtienen a partir del sufrimiento de miles de niños de numerosos países, y no son equiparables a otros tipos de pornografía. Informar sobre ellas es fundamental para detener a sus autores y proteger a los niños.
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www.at.inhope.org |
… ist eine Anlaufstelle für Personen, die im Internet zufällig auf illegales Material stoßen. In ihren Zuständigkeitsbereich fallen ausschließlich kinderpornographische und neonazistische Inhalte.
… is a platform for users that stumble over illegal material in the Internet by coincidence. The matters dealt with are solely child-pornography and neo-Nazi content.
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www.fr.inhope.org |
Le point de contact a été créé en 1998 par l’Association française des fournisseurs d’accès et de services Internet (AFA), comme une des réponses de l’industrie à la lutte contre les contenus illégaux sur Internet.
Le point de contact vous permet de signaler un contenu de pornographie enfantine ou incitant à la haine raciale, par e-mail ou par le biais de notre formulaire web
Selon le pays où le contenu est hébergé, pointdecontact.net transmettra votre signalement à la Police, et/ou à l’hébergeur membre de l’AFA qui stocke le contenu, et/ou à un membre de la fédération INHOPE.
Point de Contact was set up in 1998 by the French Internet Services Providers Association (AFA) as an input from French industry to the issue of illegal contents on the Internet.
The hotline enables you to send reports about child pornography and incitement to racial hatred content by e-mail or via our web form in a secure environment.
Depending on where the content is hosted, Point de Contact will forward the report to the French Police and/or hosting provider and/or INHOPE member.
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www.uk.inhope.org |
The Internet Watch Foundation works in partnership with ISPs, Telcos, Mobile Operators, Software Providers, Police and Government, to minimise the availability of illegal Internet content particularly child abuse images.
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www.ie.inhope.org |
The Internet Service Providers Association Of Ireland (ISPAI) introduced the Hotline service in November 1999 to combat illegal child pornography on the Internet. The Hotline enables you to report any instances of child pornography in a secure and confidential environment. Whilst other illegal material does exist on the Internet, the primary focus of the Hotline is Child Pornography.
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www.is.inhope.org |
Barnaheill, Save the Children Iceland starfrækja ábendinga- og fræðsluverkefnið gegn barnaklámi í samstarfi við lögreglu, netþjónustur á Íslandi og samtök um allan heim sem starfa innan regnhlífarsamtakanna INHOPE.
Child abuse and pornography are international crimes with no respect for national borders. With this in mind, Save the Children Iceland calls on everyone to join together in identifying and bringing to account all those who produce, sell or distribute such material. Through close co-operation with local and international agencies, government and organisations like Inhope, Save the Children Iceland is actively engaged in the fight against child abuse and pornography, whatever form they may take.
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www.it.inhope.org |
In virtù del drammatico incremento della pornografia infantile su internet, Save the Children Italia, il più grande movimento indipendente per la tutela, il rispetto e la promozione dei diritti dei minori, di concerto con ECPAT (una organizzazione che si occupa di abuso sull’infanzia), Movimento Consumatori, ARCI, l’associazione degli ISP (Internet Service Providers) italiana e realtà importanti del mondo della comunicazione come Tiscali e Key Partner, sta avviando il progetto STOP-IT per contribuire in maniera significativa alla lotta contro lo sfruttamento e l´abuso sessuale dei minori in Rete. Tale fine sarà raggiunto mediante la realizzazione di una hotline, istituendo un sito Web dove sarà possibile segnalare la presenza di materiale pornografico individuato in Rete e informare il pubblico del fenomeno.
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www.nl.inhope.org |
Het Meldpunt Kinderporno op Internet is in 1995 opgericht naar aanleiding van berichten in de pers over publicaties van kinderpornografisch materiaal in openbare Internet-discussiegroepen. Meldpunt Kinderporno is een onafhankelijke particuliere stichting. De doelstelling is een bijdrage te leveren aan de vermindering van het aanbod van kinderporno op Internet.
Meldpunt Kinderporno op Internet was founded in 1995 and is an independent private foundation. Our objective is to contribute to the reduction of the distribution of child pornography via the Internet. We handle all reports anonymously and will pass on the information on behalf of the Hotline to the responsible bodies.
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www.meldpunt.nl |
Magenta, Meldpunt Discriminatie Internet (MDI) legt zich er op toe om meldingen van uitingen op het Internet van discriminatie jegens de medemens op basis van geloof, afkomst, sexuele voorkeur, geslacht, huidskleur en / of leeftijd te te beoordelen en zonodig aktie te ondernemen. Magenta, Meldpunt Discriminatie Internet is een onafhankelijke stichting. De aandacht van het MDI richt zich voornamelijk op het Nederlandse deel van het Internet.
The object of Magenta, Dutch Complaints Bureau for Discrimination on the Internet (MDI), is to screen complaints about discriminatory expressions against fellow humans on the basis of creed, descent, sexual preference, gender, skin colour and/or age, and if necessary to take action on these reports. Magenta (MDI), is an independent foundation. MDI’s attention focuses mainly on the Dutch part of the Internet.
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www.saftonline.no/Rapporter |
SAFT (Safety, Awareness, Facts and Tools) gir deg muligheten til å tipse rette myndighet om ulovlig eller støtende innhold eller oppførsel på Internett, henholdsvis KRIPOS (www.kripos.no) og Nettnemnda (www.nettnemnda.no).
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www.pl.inhope.org |
Hotline powstał w ramach ogólnoeuropejskiego programu “Safer Internet Action Plan” Komisji Europejskiej, która wspiera organizację narodowych punktów kontaktowych ds. zwalczania nielegalnych treści w Internecie. W listopadzie 2003 roku NASK zgłosił swój akces do prowadzenia Hotline’u. Projekt został pozytywnie oceniony przez Komisję Europejską we wrześniu 2004 r. została podpisana umowa. Hotline jest finansowany przez Komisję Europejską i NASK.
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www.akdh.ch |
Die AKdH ist Partnerin und Resource Person des interdisziplinären Forschungsprojektes VIOLENCE Jugend und Gewalt im Zusammenhang mit sozioökologischen Strukturen der Universität Basel.
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www.fi.inhope.org |
Nettivihje on Pelastakaa Lasten internetsivuilla toimiva vihjelinja. Vihjelinjalle voi jättää viestin internetistä löydetystä lapsipornografisesta tai lapsia vahingoittavasta aineistosta. Kampanjoimme myös internetin turvallisen käytön puolesta.
Nettivihje (Northern Hotline) is a tipline which is functioning in the Save the Children’s website in Finland. You can leave an announcement, if you find child pornography from the Internet. We also campaign for the safer use of the Internet.