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the country concerned via the INHOPE database. 229 If it concerns child abuse material hosted in the
Netherlands, the Hotline notifies the police. The Hotline also then verifies whether the material
has actually been removed, and sends a reminder to the <strong>National</strong> Police Services Agency (KLPD)
after five days. In the event that the content has not been removed after a week, the Hotline sends
a notice to the Internet service provider. In the UK, the counterpart hotline Internet Watch Foundation
(IWF) contacts the ISPs directly, rather than via the police. The content is then removed within
a few hours. 230 , 231
Recording of data by Hotline Combating <strong>Child</strong> <strong>Pornography</strong> on the Internet
Figure 3.1 shows the trend in the number of reports (including content reported in duplicate) received
by the Hotline Combating <strong>Child</strong> <strong>Pornography</strong> on the Internet in the period 2005-2010. 232
Figure 3.1 Annual number of reports to the Hotline Combating <strong>Child</strong> <strong>Pornography</strong> on the Internet –
including content reported in duplicate (2005-2010)
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2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
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In 2006, the Hotline began using a different report form. This offers a likely explanation of the fall in
the trend that can be seen in that year. Every year since 2006 has seen an increase in the number of reports,
up to 9,164 reports in 2010. These are not all unique, though, as it may be the case that different
reports relate to the same content. 233 The continuous increase in the number of reports can probably
be explained by the following factors: the exponential growth in the number of Internet users, the everexpanding
INHOPE network, 234 the rise in the amount of child abuse material on the Internet and the
229 If no counterpart hotline exists in the country concerned, the report is forwarded to the police who
then contact the police force in that country.
230 Internet Watch Foundation, 2020, 2011 (annual reports 2009 and 2010).
231 See 3.8.3.2 – boxed text: Perspective regarding the removal of material.
232 Please refer to Appendix 4, Table B4.1 for the table with a complete and detailed overview of these
data.
233 Information supplied verbally by Hotline Combating <strong>Child</strong> <strong>Pornography</strong> on the Internet, 17 March 2011.
234 The proportion of reports sent from INHOPE is increasing over time. To illustrate: in 2007, one
tenth of all reports were sent from INHOPE and this rose to one third in 2010 (see Appendix 4, Table
B4.1). This considerable increase emphasises the importance of hotlines working in an international
partnership.