How to Report
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#OPCHILDSAFETY REPORTING GUIDELINES
WHEN INVESTIGATING A WEBSITE FOR CSAM (CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE MATERIAL)
1. Report the URL/Domain to the domain controller. (WordPress, GoDaddy, Wix, etc.) We use https://whois.domaintools.com/ to retrieve the registrar information, and the Abuse email contact for the domain. SEND AN EMAIL TO THE ABUSE EMAIL ADDRESS.
2. Notice the name of the hosting company published in the domain registrar. You may need to perform a web search for the Abuse emaio contact associated with the domain. SEND AN EMAIL TO THE ABUSE EMAIL ADDRESS.
3. If you have obtained the IP address of an individual who is distributing CSAM, or sexual enticement of a minor, etc, REPORT THE IP ADDRESS TO THE INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER by using https://whois.domaintools.com
OBSERVE. REPORT. CATCH THE PREDATOR. RESCUE THE VICTIM.
WHERE TO REPORT CSAM, SEXUAL ENTICEMENT OF A MINOR, ETC
NATIONAL CENTER FOR MISSING AND EXPLOITED CHILDREN (NCMEC)
+1 800-843-5678
United States
Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP)
https://www.ceop.police.uk/ceop-reporting/
United Kingdom
Facts
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There are approximately only 35,000 FBI agents, and only a
fraction are assigned to fight against CSAM.
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The NCMEC receives an average of 80,000 reports a day.
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The FBI is overwhelmed and drowning in these reports, and is
forced to triage only the worst cases that require immediate
attention. This, of course, is their fault for expending all
available resources on investigating and prosecuting other
crimes.
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There are an estimated 500,000 online predators active each day.
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In the United States alone, there are more than 900,000
registered sex offenders.
Statistics
Categorization of CyberTipline Reports 2020 2020 Reports 2021 Reports 2022 Reports
Child Pornography (possession, manufacture, distribution) 21,669,264 29,309,106. 31,901,234
Misleading Words or Digital Images on the Internet 8,689 5,825. 7,517
Online Enticement of Children for Sexual Acts. 37,872 44,155. 80,524
Child Sex Trafficking 15,879 16,032. 18,336
Unsolicited Obscene Material Sent to a Child 3,547 5,177. 35,336
Misleading Domain Name 3,109 3,304 1,948
Child Sexual Molestation 11,770 12,458. 12,906
Child Sex Tourism 955 1,624 940
Grand Total 21,751,085 29,397,681 32,059,029
Why are my reports not being heard?
The above facts help answer this looming question. Only a fraction of FBI agents actually work on CSAM and similar child sexual abuse cases, out of a total of approx. 35,000 FBI agents assigned to other functions in the Bureau.
The FBI do not respond to CSAM reports send to them directly. Instead, they have outsourced the receiving of reports through the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC).
The NCMEC then triage reports based on severity, because the FBI do not have the investigative resources to respond to each report even when a crime is being comitted. Therefore, they seem to only investigate and prosecute the worst offenders.