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08/03/2006
Report notes increase in child porn sites
The number of child porn sites reported to police has increased by almost 80%, a new report has revealed.
The report, by the Internet Watch Foundation, said that public intolerance of child abuse sites and the development of new skills aimed at tackling the distribution of such images had led to the increase in reports.
The IWF's annual report said that 23,658 sites were reported to them in 2005 for having 'suspicious content'. Of those, 6,128 were passed on to police.
However, only 0.4% of child porn images were found on UK-based websites. Around 40% of all child porn sites were traced to the US, with 28% in Russia, 17% in Asia and 13% in mainland Europe.
Amanda Jordan OBE, Chair of the IWF, said: "The public can feel confident in the IWF's hard work over the last ten years combating these shocking crimes. The test will be to bring the same commitment and effectiveness to other countries, particularly Russia and the US where the majority of child abuse content appears to be hosted.
"Meanwhile, the IWF will ensure the UK remains a hostile place for those who engage in illegal activities online to the detriment of the majority."
Commenting on the report, John Carr, new technology adviser from children's charity NCH, said: "The success of the alliance between the IWF, industry and police is evidenced by the lack of child pornography found on UK-based servers. But NCH believes there is still far too much child pornography and everyone has a role to play in combating it.
"The governments of the USA and Russia need to up their game and stem the tide of child pornography leaving their virtual shores because it is putting children across the world at risk."
The NSPCC also welcomed the report. However, Diana Sutton, the charity's head of policy and public affairs, said: "We must not get complacent. The IWF report underlines the shocking number of images in circulation. While Internet Service Providers have shown that self-regulatory measures can go some way towards safeguarding children and young people, the NSPCC is calling for regulations to be put in place to make ISPs state publicly what they are doing to block access to sites on the IWF list."
The NSPCC also called for pre-installation of internet safety software on all new computers and better co-operation with international organisations and overseas governments."
(KMcA/GB)
The report, by the Internet Watch Foundation, said that public intolerance of child abuse sites and the development of new skills aimed at tackling the distribution of such images had led to the increase in reports.
The IWF's annual report said that 23,658 sites were reported to them in 2005 for having 'suspicious content'. Of those, 6,128 were passed on to police.
However, only 0.4% of child porn images were found on UK-based websites. Around 40% of all child porn sites were traced to the US, with 28% in Russia, 17% in Asia and 13% in mainland Europe.
Amanda Jordan OBE, Chair of the IWF, said: "The public can feel confident in the IWF's hard work over the last ten years combating these shocking crimes. The test will be to bring the same commitment and effectiveness to other countries, particularly Russia and the US where the majority of child abuse content appears to be hosted.
"Meanwhile, the IWF will ensure the UK remains a hostile place for those who engage in illegal activities online to the detriment of the majority."
Commenting on the report, John Carr, new technology adviser from children's charity NCH, said: "The success of the alliance between the IWF, industry and police is evidenced by the lack of child pornography found on UK-based servers. But NCH believes there is still far too much child pornography and everyone has a role to play in combating it.
"The governments of the USA and Russia need to up their game and stem the tide of child pornography leaving their virtual shores because it is putting children across the world at risk."
The NSPCC also welcomed the report. However, Diana Sutton, the charity's head of policy and public affairs, said: "We must not get complacent. The IWF report underlines the shocking number of images in circulation. While Internet Service Providers have shown that self-regulatory measures can go some way towards safeguarding children and young people, the NSPCC is calling for regulations to be put in place to make ISPs state publicly what they are doing to block access to sites on the IWF list."
The NSPCC also called for pre-installation of internet safety software on all new computers and better co-operation with international organisations and overseas governments."
(KMcA/GB)
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