The ISPAI Hotline.ie Annual Report for 2015 was launched this morning by David Stanton TD, Minister of State at the Department of Justice & Equality, at an event held in in Dublin. Hotline.ie is Ireland’s national reporting service for the Internet, established in 1999 and run by the Internet Service Providers Association of Ireland (ISPAI) in cooperation with An Gárda Síochána and […]
The ISPAI Hotline.ie Service launched its Annual Report today during a press event hosted in Dublin at the Irish Architectural Archive. An analysis of online illegal content covering the period January to December 2014, the report was launched by the Minister for Justice, Ms Frances Fitzgerald TD. “Hotline.ie contributes to the empowerment of citizens by providing […]
Here’s the interview we promised you with Interpol’s Mick Moran. We aired a video extract from this just over a week ago; now here’s the extended interview, just under 30 minutes, recorded when Interpol’s Assistant Director for Human Trafficking and Child Exploitation paid an informal visit to Blacknight HQ while on holidays in Ireland recently. Click on the […]
Last month Mick Moran dropped into Blacknight’s office in Carlow. As Interpol‘s Assistant Director for Human Trafficking and Child Exploitation, he has a particular interest in Internet governance and over the years he’s attended meetings of ICANN and other industry bodies. In the process he’s gotten to know our CEO, Michele Neylon, so he called in to say hello when […]
Child sexual abuse is a distressing subject to think about, but it’s important not to let that get in the way of playing our part in the fight against it. For this reason, INHOPE, the global network of Internet hotlines, which includes Hotline.ie, has produced a video explaining its work, and the important role played by members […]
As the Hotline.ie service operated by the ISP Association of Ireland marks 15 years in operation, the head of that organisation has warned that ‘provocative’ or ‘cheeky’ images which are being generated by children themselves are being used by paedophiles online. Paul Durrant, CEO of ISPAI and General Manager of Hotline.ie, is our guest on today’s podcast. Click on the player above to listen to […]
The Hotline.ie service run by the Internet Service Providers Association of Ireland (ISPAI) is marking 15 years of full operations, fighting against the distribution of Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM). ISPAI members fund Hotline.ie so the Irish public who accidentally encounter suspected CSAM when using the Internet can report it anonymously and bring it to Industry’s attention […]
There has been an increase in Child Sexual Abuse Material traced to servers in Ireland according to the annual report of the Hotline.ie service, which was launched this morning by the Internet Service Providers Association of Ireland (ISPAI). The report covers the period from January to December 2013, during which 7 cases of Child Sexual Abuse […]
