48 countries join forces for biggest-ever fight against online child sex abuse | Libertés Numériques | Scoop.it

Forty-eight countries have joined forces to launch the most expansive fight ever against the spread of online child sex abuse.According to current estimates, there are more than one million images of sexually abused and exploited children now online. Every year, that number grows by 50,000 new images, according to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).

The initiative was announced by EU Commissioner for Home Affairs Cecilia Malmström and US Attorney General Eric Holder at the opening of an expert conference in Brussels on 5 December.