So I reported CP to the ASACP, will that help anything?

ICANN and thier host...

of course it helps, they are in contact with various authorities

i think they have to help... it is their job...

It does, I talked to a lady who worked for them at the forum last year. They do have some serious connections.

The more you report to them the better it is.

I have reported a few sites to them over the years. I have yet to see even one of them being taken down. I keep hoping that they are just back-logged and that they will take action soon.

i hope they can do anything...

joan is really nice, and gets things done.

even give her a call to ler her know you reported a site, to get things going along.

It can't hurt. Anyways it is good that you took the time to do it.

CP has to be dealt with head on.

You did the right thing there.

They do shit about it. The only thing they do is trying to get 18+ tgps shut down because some thumbs *look* -18.

THe ASACP is, in effect, a tool for the adult industry monitoring itself - and nothing wrong with that. If it closed down a few pedo orientated sites, so much the better.

As far as being the most effective route, probably not. In the US there are specialist regional units of the FBI and prob relevant that alleged offenses are reported direct to them. They have all the tools available (tho they may not say so) to act rapidly.

CP is not just about porn images - the background, and more serious issue, is about child abuse. Since the net is global, it is also relevant that alleged offenses are reported quickly and direct to specialist law enforcement units where these offenses take place.

Another organization which has direct reporting of offenses in most countries is the IWF. This is a org sponsored mainly by leading net names, Microsoft, News International, Google, Nokia, Lycos. Adobe, Verizon etc and the EU.

IWF is in effect, acting as a clearing house and reported offenses are transferred to law enforcement units in whatever respective countries where complaints can be investigated. These may not only be a matter of CP, but have other underlying serious crime attached, with possible obvious child abuse involved.

Depending on the country where the offense is likely to be rooted, it's prob better to report this directly. Time can be meaningful in starting the ball rolling. IWF has "hotlines" to agencies in the follow countries: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan, USA - tho will deal with any CP content anywhere in the world by liasing with Interpol and other serious crime agencies. Currently the IWF handles around 27,000 "incidents" annually plus several 1000 other computer/net related offenses from fraud to serious crime.

The URL for IWF is: http://www.iwf.org.uk

Here's their lastest report in a condensed/simplified version:

http://www.egovmonitor.com/node/8246

Please note #7 in the FAQa (http://www.asacp.org/faq.php)

"ASACP is only a reporting agency. It does not have the authority to shut down websites. The hosting service for the suspect website and the authorities are the only ones that have the ability to shut down child pornography websites."

We send relevant reports to the FBI, National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, hosting companies, billing companies, and other international hotlines. IWF is a very good hotline.

We are continually investigating ways to enhance our operations and relationships with law enforcement and other hotlines in order to better protect children.

ASACP recently participated at the Financial Coalition Against Child Pornography (http://www.asacp.org/press/pr062806.html) and the Congressional Internet Caucus (http://www.netcaucus.org/advisory/).

In addition, ASACP just launched the RTA labeling project (http://asacp.org/RTA.php) to better help parents to protect their children.

I want to thank the leaders in the industry for their support; we could not do this work without it.

Please

you may also want to contact the hosting company.

Only my and based on previous history and advice from law enforcement. Say nothing to anyone - just report the issue to ASACP, IWF or direct to a relevant law agency and let them handle it. There can be good reason not to prewarn anyone on anything - and there also can be solid reason for letting the rope string out. (Often players are "known" and the subject of other enquiries)

Thanks for the info Webby, I'll contact the IWF