Research
What we found checking 32 child help services in six countries
Every country we covered has a free child helpline and an emergency number. Fewer offer text, a route for young people to remove their own images, or say which languages they support.
Help and reporting
Where to turn and how to report, country by country.
Research
What we found checking 32 child help services in six countries
Every country we covered has a free child helpline and an emergency number. Fewer offer text, a route for young people to remove their own images, or say which languages they support.
Impact
KIFOV launches its accountability tracker, starting with seven decisions that change what platforms must do for children
Court rulings, laws and company changes from four jurisdictions, each linked to the original document and to our analysis.
Impact
The KIFOV help directory now covers six countries and 32 verified services
In its first days, the directory grew from four countries to six. Every listing was checked by hand on the service's own site.
Research
KIFOV Briefing, October 2026: children’s safety online, where things stand
A compact reference for journalists, policymakers and professionals: the latest data on harm to children online, what courts and regulators now require of platforms, and verified routes to help.
Explainer
The Take It Down Act is now enforced: how to get an intimate image removed in the United States
Since 19 May 2026, platforms in the US must remove reported intimate images, including AI-made fakes, within 48 hours. Here is how the process works, and how it fits with the services young people already use.
Statement
Why KIFOV starts with a help directory, not a hotline
We could have launched with a reporting form and big promises. We chose to begin with something smaller that works: a checked, dated route to the people who can act.
Guide
A child is being blackmailed with sexual images: what to do in the first hour
Stop, keep, report, remove, support. The advice of specialist services, in the order it matters, for the young person and for the adults around them.
Guide
How to report sexual images of a child that you find online, without putting yourself or the child at risk
Report the web address, never the file. A step-by-step route to the hotline that can have it removed, for four countries and everywhere else.