Protect Children has Analysed Over 4 Million Child Sexual Abuse Material Images to End the Revictimisation of Victims and Survivors, Support Their Recovery, and Restore Their Dignity
- Protect Children
- 10 hours ago
- 1 min read
STATEMENT
Every image of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) represents a child whose safety and fundamental rights have been violated. Every image may cause severe and long-lasting impacts to victims and survivors.
Protect Children works actively to remove CSAM from the internet and prevent the continued suffering and revictimisation of victims and survivors. Through our work within Project Arachnid, we have now analysed over four million CSAM images. Each image is reviewed by our dedicated team of analysts to verify content and trigger takedown notice requests to electronic service providers (ESPs). Our work, led by the Canadian Centre for Child Protection, has led to more than 2.25 million removal requests sent to ESPs worldwide through Project Arachnid, helping to disrupt the circulation of abusive and illegal material online.
Behind every removal request sent by Project Arachnid, there is an international team of analysts carefully reviewing the images and bearing witness to the violent nature of the images. This critical work requires a high degree of continuous dedication and emotional resilience.
Protect Children is deeply grateful to the Project Arachnid network of CSAM analysts for their dedication, resilience, and the vital work they do every day to protect children and support victims and survivors.
Learn more about Project Arachnid: https://projectarachnid.ca/en/
