Child Sexual AbuSe ImageS - Canadian Centre for Child Protection

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1PurPOSE
This report provides an overview of the information received through reports to
Cybertip.ca, with a particular focus on websites that host child sexual abuse images.
An assessment of thousands of public reports submitted between September 26,
2002 and March 31, 2009 has enabled the tipline to share what it has learned about
this issue. Information is provided on the:
ff Types of websites that host child sexual abuse images
ff Severity of abuse depicted in the images, as well as the age range and sex of the
children
ff Host country location of the websites and images
ff Notable text features of the websites—alternative text, title tags, words on the
page, and title bars
ff Estimated timeframe in which the images were taken
ff Commercial aspects of child sexual abuse and the sale of illegal images
ff Cybertip.ca analysis process and general statistics on numbers and types of
reports received by the tipline
This is the first in a series of reports that will be released by Cybertip.ca.
Recommendations to stakeholders will be provided in this report as well as future
research efforts. The information will be used to drive education and policy
decisions.
This report focuses on tips submitted to Cybertip.ca involving websites that host
child sexual abuse images.
wEBSiTES hOSTiNg Child Sexual abuSe imageS
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