Council of Europe and VGT join forces
The Council of Europe and the VGT signed a cooperation agreement in Strasbourg on Tuesday, to fight online child abuse and make the internet safer for children. Welcoming the move, [more...]
View ArticleGlobal meetings raise awareness of online child sexual abuse
November has been a busy month for VGT members, with VGT representatives presenting at a number of conferences to increase awareness of online child exploitation and address new methods to [more...]
View ArticleIllegal online content reporting application for mobile devices launched
INHOPE has launched the ‘INHOPE mobile’ application during the 3rd Annual Law Enforcement and Industry Conference held in Rome last month. The new application allows users to report illegal content...
View ArticleEuropean countries take action against online child sexual abuse
Law enforcement agencies from 26 European countries, supported and coordinated by Europol, have carried out a major crackdown against online child sex abuse file-sharing networks. So far ‘Operation...
View ArticleSafer Internet Day 2012
Today marks Safer Internet Day; an Insafe initiative celebrated every February to promote safer and more responsible use of online technology and mobile phones, especially among children and young...
View ArticleVGT Conference 2012: Registrations now open
The new VGT Conference website hosts details of the fifth biennial VGT Conference to be held 11 – 13 December 2012 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, with registrations now [more...]
View ArticleAustralian investigation disrupts child exploitation network
A national Australian Federal Police (AFP) investigation has disrupted a network of online child predators who have allegedly been sharing child exploitation material, with 15 men arrested in Australia...
View ArticleEuropean Cybercrime Centre to be established at Europol
The European Commission today proposed the establishment of a new European Cybercrime Centre (EC3) at Europol in The Hague, which will become the focal point in the EU’s fight against [more...]
View ArticleNew version of mobile reporting app launched
INHOPE have launched a newer version of the INHOPE Mobile application, which is a free tool to report child sexual abuse material found on the internet via mobile devices. Version [more...]
View ArticleVGT Board of Management Meeting Communique: April 2012
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police, a founding member of the VGT, hosted the 1st meeting of 2012 at the Police College in Ottawa, Canada between 17 – 18 April. Over [more...]
View ArticleInternational operation swoops on child sexual abusers
A global operation targeting individuals using social networking groups to exchange child abuse material has targeted 55 key suspects in 20 countries. The operation saw 12 children identified and...
View ArticleInternational Missing Children’s Day
Seventeen countries from four continents will today recognise International Missing International Day (IMCD), as part of the Global Missing Children’s Network (GMCN). To highlight IMCD this year, the...
View ArticleA larger force to stamp out online child sexual exploitation
Four new organisations have joined the Virtual Global Taskforce (VGT), committing to the ongoing fight against technology facilitated crimes against children. Microsoft Digital Crimes Unit, World...
View ArticleThe Cyber Safety Pasifika Project
Cyber Safety Pasifika is a program drawn from Australia’s ‘ThinkUKnow’ and New Zealand’s ‘NetSafe’ Programs, which help young people to safely navigate the internet. The program is aimed at the [more...]
View ArticleCEOP coordinate UK-wide police operation to crack down on suspected child...
A nation-wide police operation targeting known and suspected child sexual offenders has resulted in more than 143 search warrants being executed, 78 suspected offenders being arrested and 80 children...
View ArticleHSI Boston special agents take down child predators
A grim tale began to unfold in November 2010, when U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) special agents and Massachusetts State Police detectives...
View ArticleVGT Conference Early Bird Discount
An early bird discount is now on offer for the Virtual Global Taskforce’s fifth biennial international conference in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates on 11 -13 December 2012. With only [more...]
View ArticleProject Childhood
Project Childhood is an Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) initiative to combat the sexual exploitation of children in tourism in the Mekong sub-region. Project Childhood builds...
View ArticleARRESTS MADE LEADING INTO NATIONAL CHILD PROTECTION WEEK
Victoria Police has combined forces with the Australian Federal Police (AFP) to charge 20 offenders with more than 45 offences relating to online child exploitation in less than a month. [more...]
View ArticleICMEC TO TRAIN OFFICERS IN BANGKOK SEPTEMBER 18-21
The International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC) is a leading global service agency working to protect children from sexual exploitation and abduction. Among its many programs,...
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