Child sexual abuse is a growing social concern. Today, online communication chiefly
facilitates access to vulnerable children and increases cases of child sexual abuse. The …

Abstract Starting with electronic Bulletin Board Systems (BBSs), Usenet and email, the
adoption and continued use of technology to facilitate the viewing and possession of child …

Over the last decade, the illegal distribution of child sexual abuse imagery (CSAI) has
transformed alongside the rise of online sharing platforms. In this paper, we present the first …

We used data gathered via investigative “RoundUp” software to measure a year of online
child pornography (CP) trafficking activity by US computers on the Gnutella peer-to-peer …

In the last two decades, human trafficking (where individuals are forcibly exploited for the
profits of another) has seen increased attention from the artificial intelligence (AI) community …

Deterrence, treatment and legal response to online child sexual exploitation material
(CSEM) offenders is enhanced by the joint consideration of technological behaviours and …

As an increasing amount of crime takes on a digital aspect, law enforcement bodies must
tackle an online environment generating huge volumes of data. With manual inspections …

The online sexual exploitation of children is facilitated by websites that form virtual
communities, via hyperlinks, to distribute images, videos, and other material. However, how …

The increasing levels of criminal media being shared in peer-to-peer (P2P) networks pose a
significant challenge to law enforcement agencies. One of the main priorities for P2P …

We provide detailed measurement of the illegal trade in child exploitation material (CEM,
also known as child pornography) from mid-2011 through 2014 on five popular peer-to-peer …