Intervention - the Protech Podcast

About Intervention - the Protech Podcast

The Protech project is a groundbreaking, EU-funded study exploring how safety tech could be used to stop the viewing of child sexual abuse imagery on people’s devices. Child sexual abuse material is spreading on the internet at shocking levels and identifying ways to block the demand for abuse imagery is a pivotal part of efforts to protect children. The two-year project is conducting a real-life pilot study in the EU and the UK – with individuals who are at risk of viewing child sexual abuse imagery. In this podcast series, we’re discussing the Protech project, its aims and outcomes, as well as wider efforts to improve the response to child sexual abuse and exploitation online. Find out more at protechproject.eu

Publisher

Protech & Internet Watch Foundation (IWF)

Category

technology

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

3 Sept 2024

Latest episode

9 Jun 2025

Latest episodes

3 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   9 Jun 2025

   Episode 3: A tool for positive change

   Protech pilot participant describes the app's role in a structured program designed to help individuals stop offending and become better people, highlighting the importance of external support for personal change in this interview.

2. 

   20 Dec 2024

   Episode 2: Empowering online safety

   Dan Sexton, Chief Technology Officer at the Internet Watch Foundation, shares insights on employing machine-learning tech to prevent child sexual abuse online by placing barriers in the way of those seeking to view such material.

3. 

   3 Sept 2024

   Episode 1: Prevention is child protection

   Child sexual abuse material is rampant on the internet and efforts to remove the imagery can seem like a drop in the ocean when faced with the sea of criminal content that is being actively viewed and distributed on the open web. This can be devastating for survivors, who are repeatedly victimised every time images of their abuse are shared online. In Episode 1 of the Intervention podcast, we discuss how stopping people from viewing and distributing videos and images of child sexual abus...

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