Crowdsourcing to Tackle Online Child Sexual Exploitation

Ethem Ilbiz; Christian Kaunert

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-20274-2_6

Crowdsourcing to Tackle Online Child Sexual Exploitation

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Abstract

This chapter examines the crowdsourcing model of Europol’s ‘Stop Child Abuse—Trace an Object’ (SCATO) platform on collecting tips provided by the public to tackle online child sexual exploitation. The chapter investigates the effectiveness of the platform with the most prominent sharing economy/crowdsourcing variables; low barrier accessibility, transaction cost and trust-building. Based on Europol documents and semi-structured elite interviews, the chapter’s core argument is that the SCATO provides a low barrier entry for the crowd to share tips with LEAs. However, to reduce the transaction cost of intelligence gathering, the item pictures shared on the platform should stimulate high-value reporting without compromising the victim’s anonymity. The platform also needs a clear guideline and feedback mechanism to encourage more public contribution.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The Sharing Economy for Tackling Cybercrime
Publisher	Springer Nature
Pages	69-83
Number of pages	15
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-031-20274-2
ISBN (Print)	978-3-031-20273-5 , 978-3-031-20276-6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-20274-2_6
Publication status	Published - 2 Jan 2023

Publication series

Name	Advanced Sciences and Technologies for Security Applications

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Publisher	Springer Nature
ISSN (Print)	1613-5113
ISSN (Electronic)	2363-9466

UN SDGs

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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Keywords

Crowdsourcing
Cybercrime
Europol
Online child sexual exploitation material
Public–private partnership

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10.1007/978-3-031-20274-2_6

The Sharing Economy for Tackling Cybercrime
Ilbiz, E. & Kaunert, C., 2 Jan 2023, Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature. 125 p. (Advanced Sciences and Technologies for Security Applications)
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Crowdsourcing to Tackle Online Child Sexual Exploitation

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The Sharing Economy for Tackling Cybercrime

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