About THE Hotline

Established and operated by APLE Cambodia since 2015 with the support of INHOPE Association of Internet Hotlines, the leading global network of hotlines currently consisting of 52 members operating in 46 countries around the world. 

The Hotline cooperates with law enforcement and industry.

The internet hotline is closely linked to law enforcement, internet/ electronic service  providers and other hotlines around the world, which enables the possibility for timely notice and takedown of images containing illegal and abusive content of children.
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The Hotline provides a crucial link in the protective chain of interventions.

The Hotline ensures that the matters are referred to law enforcement for investigations, and that victims are rescued. 
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The Hotline enables rescue and support for victims.

The Hotline helps law enforcement to identify and rescue child victims with the information it refers to them. It also helps the child and their families to access appropriate support services through the needs assessment and referral to be facilitated by the APLE team.
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Frequently Asked Questions

ISP stands for Internet Service Provider, which means organizations that provide connectivity to the internet. This also refers to ESP’s (Electronic Service Providers)

A Notice and Takedown order is a procedure for asking a Hosting Provider (HP) or search engine to immediately remove or disable access to illegal, irrelevant or outdated information hosted on their
services.

A hotline enables the public to anonymously report online material they suspect may be illegal. A hotline analyst will investigate the report and if confirmed illegal, they act to have the content removed from the internet as rapidly as possible.

Content (CSAM) removed is the time stamp recorded on ICCAM when a hotline confirms that the instance of the image and/or video has been removed from the internet.