European 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 Icarus’ has [more...]
Illegal 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 [more...]
Global 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...]
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...]
New Zealand Police crack down on child exploitation
Child sex tourists are being warned they will end up in court after an Auckland man was found guilty of organising a tour to Thailand in a landmark case. The [more...]
Strengthening laws to combat online child sexual exploitation
Countries wishing to enhance their online child protection laws will now have the opportunity, following the acceptance of a legislative global engagement strategy presented at the INTERPOL General Assembly last [more...]
PayPal joins VGT to combat online child sexual abuse
The Virtual Global Taskforce (VGT) welcomes PayPal, the fifth industry partner to join the VGT alliance, to provide an even stronger presence world wide in the ongoing fight against online [more...]
ICE targets child predators via VGT Operation Gondola
The VGT recently supported Operation Gondola, a global effort to take down child predators. Just last week, a Falls Church, Va., teacher was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison [more...]
Global Youth Partnership Project against Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children
The ECPAT Global Youth Partnership Project (YPP) is an international initiative designed to empower and build the capacity of youth and children at risk to take the lead in the [more...]
VGT Board of Management Meeting Communique: September 2011
The Virtual Global Taskforce (VGT) Board of Management (BoM) conducted its 2nd meeting for 2011 in Lyon, France at the INTERPOL headquarters between 8 – 9 September. Over the two-day [more...]
International experts meet to collaborate against child sexual predators
The Virtual Global Taskforce (VGT), one of the world’s largest international child protection taskforces, met at the INTERPOL General Secretariat headquarters in Lyon, France this week to explore new techniques [more...]
Disrupting the flow of funds that support the child pornography business
An innovative development in the world’s fight to eradicate commercial child pornography: In 2006, the International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children (ICMEC), a US-based Non Government Organisation, together with [more...]
Sex offender twins back behind cars in UK
Twin brothers, whose details were published on the Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) Centre’s Most Wanted website, are now both back behind bars in the UK, after being extradited [more...]
ThinkUKnow success: Creating awareness of the online risks to children
The ThinkUKnow initiative aims to educate children, parents, carers and teachers about the risks faced online and how to create a safer online experience for young people. It is important [more...]
72 charged in online global child sexual abuse ring
The investigation, led by ICE’s Homeland Security Investigations, serves as the largest in US history. Three indictments and one complaint were unsealed on 3 August charging 72 individuals with participating [more...]
P2P networks and child sexual abuse material
The growing concern of Peer-to-Peer (P2P) for the distribution of online child sexual abuse material (CSAM) was discussed during the International Association of Internet Hotlines (INHOPE) General Assembly held in [more...]
HM Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands opens new Europol Headquarters in the Hague
Her Majesty Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands officially opened Europol’s new headquarters in The Hague on 1 July. The opening ceremony occurred in the presence of hundreds of senior law [more...]
Dealing with the psychological effects of online child abuse
As Chair of the Virtual Global Taskforce (VGT), the AFP has helped develop an international network of psychologists working closely with people dealing with online child sexual exploitation operations. The [more...]
A second US Based Children’s Organisation joins the Global Effort to Eliminate Online Child Sexual Exploitation
The Virtual Global Taskforce (VGT) welcomes the National Centre for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) to the Virtual Global Taskforce (VGT) alliance, as part of the ongoing fight against child [more...]
Virtual Global Taskforce website has a make-over
The Virtual Global Taskforce (VGT) website has been redesigned and is now more visually stimulating, accessible and easy to use. The AFP has worked with the VGT to drive and [more...]
