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Danny van Aldthuis

Head of Team AP Twins at Europol EC3, leading efforts to combat child sexual exploitation online

Jul 31, 2026

CarlottaHOST
3:32
And with that being said, uh, Danny, the floor is yours.
3:36
[music] Yeah, well, thank you for the introduction, and, uh, thank you for allowing me to join, uh, this deep dive into the online child sexual exploitation chapter of the IOCTA 2026.
3:48
Um, in the next twenty minutes, I want to do more than only summarize the chapter, and I want to my, uh...
3:56
I want to translate the main developments in a more operational picture.
4:00
So what is changing? Why does it matter for law enforcement? And where the most important opportunities lie for interventions.
4:09
And the central message of this chapter is that online child sexual exploitation is evolving into a adaptive criminal ecosystem.
4:17
New technologies are increasing scale, concealment, and speed while offenders, uh, continue to innovate in how they exploit victims, monetize abuse, and organize online.

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CarlottaHOST
40:28
... platforms in identifying and reporting CSAM, what safeguards are needed to protect children?

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