🌍 Childlight are delighted to be attending the 11th International Consultation of Child Helplines. 📊 We will be discussing why gathering robust data is key to understanding and responding to the realities children face. #AbuseIsPreventable

🌏 Would you like to join a global community of professionals working to strengthen child protection through data and evidence? 🔦 Childlight's Global Data Fellow Programme is open for expressions of interest 📅 Deadline: July 4, 2026 www.childlight.org/global-data-...

📢 We are delighted to welcome Prof Elena Martellozzo to the Childlight team as Director of our European Hub and Prof of CSEA Reasearch. Link to read more about Elena' appointment in the comments 👇

📢Childlight are proud to partner with the Child Rescue Coalition. 🤝Together we will harness data, technology and collaboration to strengthen the global response to child sexual exploitation and abuse. 🛡️We will act now - because children can’t wait. #AbuseIsPreventable

🔦Childlight are delighted to partner with SOS Children's Villages UK. Every child deserves to grow up safe from harm. To achieve this we need bold collaborations 🤝 #AbuseIsPreventable

🌎 Global experts have today called for a new approach to protect children from a pandemic of sexual exploitation and abuse. 🚨It's time for government's to treat this as a global public health emergency and act now to stop harm. @icmec.bsky.social #AbuseIsPreventable bit.ly/4kOOtjW

🌟We're delighted the global reach of our research has been recognised at The University of Edinburgh's Impact Festival today. The Childlight team received a Highly Commended in the Team Culture category. Congratulations to all the nominees and award winners - you're making a difference 👏

Join us and @icmec.bsky.social June 2–3 for Bridging the Sciences. A groundbreaking hybrid symposium bringing together global experts in healthcare, technology, law, and education to drive evidence-based solutions for child safety. Online registration is free www.bridgingthesciences.com/register

We were delighted to welcome members of the Child Rescue Coalition and Lantern Rescue Foundation to our Edinburgh University offices today. 🤝A great day discussing opportunities to strengthen collaboration in achieving our shared goal of safeguarding children globally. #AbuseIsPreventable

🚨 The latest figures from @ncmec.org have been released and reveal an alarming 192% increase in reports of online enticement - as adults target children to sexually exploit them. Read the report 👇 www.missingkids.org/gethelpnow/c...

🚨Child abusers are changing tactics in the Philippines🚨 ⚠️Large organised syndicates of offenders have been replaced by smaller covert groups which are harder to detect 🛡️Stronger legal and social child protections are urgently needed 🔦Read Searchlight bit.ly/3GaUZSU #AbuseIsPreventable

We're delighted to offer a new series of online workshops in collaboration with Take Note and CRFR ✨ Led by Marianna Hay MBE, these workshops aim to support Scottish charities and grassroots social change organisations in creating effective impact. Find out more and register here: edin.ac/4iKT7ht

🚨 Our new polling shows Australians support stronger safeguards to protect children online. 👉 73% believe children aren't safe on social media platforms 👉 92% Support stricter regulation of major tech 👉 86% believe the Australian government should do more to prevent abuse 🔦https://bit.ly/4juZBSN

🚨 The age of consent in Colombia is failing children🚨 ✈️Child abusers are travelling to Colombia to take advantage of the legal age of consent being set at 14 🛡️Colombian government must act to protect children and raise the legal age 🔦Read the research bit.ly/3GaUZSU #AbuseIsPreventable

We’re proud to be a partner of @childlightgcsi.bsky.social, the global child safety institute dedicated to using data to expose and investigate the scale and nature of child sexual abuse and exploitation (CSEA) worldwide. Read more about our exciting collaboration here: https://loom.ly/fa3iztQ

In 2024, more than half (62%) of the child sexual abuse webpages ‘actioned’ by our analysts were traced to hosting services in EU countries. An 11% increase on 2023. Find out more about our policy work here: www.iwf.org.uk/news-media/n... #BehindTheScreens

📢 Bridging the Sciences: New Approaches to Child Protection 📢 📅 June 2–3, 2025 | 🌐 Free to attend online | 🎓 CME credits More than 300 million children are affected by abuse it's time to treat CSEA as an urgent public health issue. 🔗Register for the special symposium bit.ly/4isoGMP

🚨Swipe wrong 🚨 👩‍👦‍👦Single parents who use dating sites are at risk of being targeted by child sex abusers 👨‍💻Our research shows child abusers are more likely to use dating sites. 🛡Dating platforms can and must improve safeguarding 🔎 Read the research - link in comments #AbuseIsPreventable

🔦Our Global Director of Data Prof Deborah Fry has been speaking to @theconversation.com about why prevention is crucial in tackling the multi-billion dollar industry of technology facilitated child sexual exploitation and abuse. #AbuseIsPreventable theconversation.com/child-sexual...

🚨Child abusers leave behind digital financial footprints 🧑‍💻Offenders are more likely to: ❌ Shop online ❌Use dating sites ❌Use cryptocurrency 🔎Law enforcement can use this profile to help detect offenders 🔦 Read the new research (link in comments) #AbuseIsPreventable

💲Clicks for cash💲 👩‍💻Abuse of children is a multi-billion-dollar industry 🛡️To safeguard children we must ✔️Fine companies whose platforms enable abuse ✔️Educate young people about online dangers ✔️Regulate across the tech industry – not just social media 🔦Research 🔗in comments #AbuseIsPreventable

🚨Swipe wrong 🚨 👩‍👧‍👧Single parents who use dating sites are at risk of being targeted by child sex abusers. 👨‍💻New research shows child abusers are more likely to use dating sites. 🛡️Dating sites can and must improve safeguarding bit.ly/3GaUZSU #AbuseIsPreventable

Hello! 👋 We’re excited to join Bluesky and continue pushing for a world where every child is safe from sexual exploitation. A fresh start means new opportunities to connect, share insights, and drive change. Let’s get to work!

🚨 From today tech platforms must take action to protect children in the UK @ofcom.bsky.social will be enforcing safety measures to prevent offenders sharing CSAM materials 10 children every second are affected by tech facilitated abuse globally but this pandemic is preventable. bit.ly/429gg82

"This collaboration...underscored the value of creative methodologies in research, reinforcing the importance of innovation in tackling complex social issues." Read more about our work with @childlightgcsi.bsky.social - edin.ac/3Dspbbn #CRMethods #AcademicSky @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social

🚨We welcome FATF call to cut off the illicit money flows from the abuse of children. “This is not just an atrocity its an industry generating billions of dollars in profits & our research suggests it affects 10 children every second.” Childlight, CEO Paul Stanfield www.fatf-gafi.org/content/fatf...

🌎 Welcome to our Global Data Fellows 🌎 🤝 The GDFs are child protection experts from across the world from fields including cyberforensics, data science and human rights. 🚨They will work with Childlight using data to drive action to protect children & young people from a global pandemic of abuse

Thank you @thebinkshub.bsky.social for such an inspiring session 🙏

🚨The online sexual extortion of young children is part of a growing world wide public health emergency our Global Director of Data Professor Deborah Fry tells BBC Radio Scotland (from 55mins and 30secs) www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

🌍 Breaking Down Barriers to Child Protection 🌍 🔦 Access to reliable data and research on child sexual exploitation and abuse (CSEA) shouldn’t be limited by language. 🗣️ That’s why Childlight has today made our content available in more than 100 languages 💻 www.childlight.org

While participation was important to children, they and their parents generally did not see their early childhood education settings as participatory spaces. Research findings from 4 countries: edin.ac/42MbuhA

Global research shows 1 in 5 children under the age of 5 experience violence, while 1 in 10 women experience violence during pregnancy. What is the cost of violence in early childhood? Find out more about this important research: edin.ac/411ylV4

Childlight supported the SIPP team with new global research showing 1 in 5 children under the age of 5 experience violence, while 1 in 10 women experience violence during pregnancy. #inclusivepedagogy #earlychildhood #childrensrights #accessibleeducation Find out more: edin.ac/411ylV4

To ensure all children are included in early childhood education, settings need to be available, accessible, good quality and attend to needs of children with disabilities & health issues. Research briefing: edin.ac/40MWAoH

🌍 Early childhood education is key to tackling inequalities. The Safe, Inclusive Participative Pedagogy SIPP project, led by the University of Edinburgh, develops inclusive teaching in challenging contexts. This week, we’re sharing key insights from this project. 📖 Research brief: edin.ac/3ErsC28

Research finds that early childhood education settings are only accessible if children are safe travelling to and from them. There is little point having safe early childhood education settings if children are not safe travelling to them. Project briefing: edin.ac/3WQ7yIX

While #participation was important to children, they and their parents generally did not see their #earlychildhood education settings as participatory spaces. Research findings from 4 countries: edin.ac/42MbuhA

🚨 We're Hiring 🚨 🌎 Do you want to contribute to global efforts to protect children online. We're looking for a Technology-Facilitated CSEA Research Associate. 📍 Location: Edinburgh 📅 Apply by: 10th February 🔗 Apply or share www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLN424/t... #ResearchJobs #ChildSafety

🚀Are you passionate about technology and driven by a mission to make the digital world safer for children? 🔎 Childlight are looking for a Research Associate with strong analytical skills to help shape data-driven solutions. 🦸Use your tech skills for good apply now🌟 www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLN424/t...

🌍 Make a difference with data. 🌍 Child Protection Data Futures @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social is your chance to ✅ Master working with diverse data sets ✅ Collaborate to improve child protection ✅ Join a global community committed to safeguarding 🌟 apply now efi.ed.ac.uk/programmes/c...

Childlight research estimates 1 in 12 children are the victims of online sexual abuse. This is a global emergency 🚨 Thanks to @cnn.com for highlighting the issue - children need action now, they can't wait. edition.cnn.com/2025/01/21/h...

🚨The internet has become a crime scene, with children sexually exploited and abused online around 10 X every second. 👨‍💻This is a global health emergency. 👉 Read our groundbreaking study published in @thelancet.bsky.social today www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

📢 Job opportunity 📢 🔎 We're looking for a Technology-Facilitated CSEA Research Associate to help us in our mission to safeguard children globally. 👉 This is a full-time post based in Edinburgh. Deadline is 10th February. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLN424/t...

Online services must introduce age checks to protect children from encountering porn. Our new guidance sets out how we expect sites and apps to introduce highly effective age assurance, while protecting adults' privacy rights. Find out more: www.ofcom.org.uk/online-safet...

📰 Our CEO Paul Stanfield has spoken to 1919 Magazine about Childlight's work helping safeguard children globally. 🚨We support key standards in CSEA policing ensuring wherever in the world reports of children at risk are received they can be acted on urgently. 1919magazine.co.uk/january2025/...

New year, new account 🦋

🔦We would like to thank all those who have supported Childlight's work in 2024. 🤲Together we can create a safer future for children everywhere. 💫 Wishing you a peaceful holiday season.

🍏 You can now also listen to our podcasts on Apple. 🎧 In our first episode find out why the abuse and exploitation of children should be treated as a global public health emergency. 🚨Our next episode will arrive in January 2025! podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/c...

🚨The exploitation and abuse of children online has become a pandemic. 🔦21% of people in Western Europe have been a victim of online solicitation as a child. 💻Online safeguards are urgently needed.

We welcome @consilium.europa.eu proposals to toughen EU law on child sexual abuse and exploitation. The inclusion of an obligation for EU states to improve data collection on the crime marks a key step forward in creating a safer online world for children. www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/pre...