Ngo, Vuong M. ORCID: 0000-0002-8793-0504, Thorpe, Christine ORCID: 0000-0002-2359-883X and Mckeever, Susan ORCID: 0000-0003-1766-2441 (2023) Analysing child sexual abuse activities in the dark web based on an efficient CSAM detection algorithm. In: 2nd Annual Trust and Safety Research Conference, 28-29 Sept 2023, Stanford,CA, USA.
Abstract
Child sexual abuse material (CSAM) activities are prevalent on the Dark Web to evade detection, posing a global challenge for law enforcement. Our objective is to analyze CSAM discussions in this concealed space using a Support Vector Machine model, achieving an accuracy of 87.6%. Across eight forums, approximately 28.4% of posts contained CSAM, with victim ages most commonly reported as 12, 14, 13, and 11 years old for YouTube, Skype, Instagram, and Facebook, respectively. Additionally, in forums discussing boys, the most frequently mentioned nationalities in CSAM posts were English, German, and American, accounting for 12%, 7.8%, and 6% of all nationalities, respectively.
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Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Paper) |
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Event Type: | Conference |
Refereed: | Yes |
Uncontrolled Keywords: | CSAM analysis; supervised learning; Dark Web post; social media and mental health |
Subjects: | Computer Science > Artificial intelligence Medical Sciences > Physiology Social Sciences > Social psychology |
DCU Faculties and Centres: | Research Institutes and Centres > INSIGHT Centre for Data Analytics |
Published in: | 2nd Annual Trust and Safety Research Conference. . Standford University. |
Publisher: | Standford University |
Copyright Information: | © 2023 The Authors. |
Funders: | N-Light project which is funded by the Safe Online Initiative of End Violence and the Tech Coalition through the Tech Coalition Safe Online Research Fund (Grant number: 21-EVAC-0008-Technological University Dublin). |
ID Code: | 29282 |
Deposited On: | 15 Dec 2023 12:02 by Vuong M Ngo . Last Modified 16 Sep 2024 10:50 |
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