54: An introduction to Report Remove, an online self-reporting tool for young people

Report Remove is an online tool that under-18s can use to report nude images or videos of themselves that have been shared online, to see if they can be removed from the internet. Developed by experts from Childline and the Internet Watch Foundation, the tool provides a child-centred and non-judgemental approach to image removal.Listen to this podcast episode to learn more about why a tool like Report Remove is needed, how the tool works, and how you can signpost young people to the tool as part of your response to incidents of sharing nudes.You can read this episode’s transcript on the NSPCC Learning website.💬 About the speakersSamantha Firth has been involved with Childline since 2006. With a background in child development and training, she was initially a volunteer Childline counsellor, becoming a Childline counselling supervisor in 2013 and then moving into the Childline Online Service in 2020.Zara is a Senior Content Analyst who has worked at the Internet Watch Foundation for over nine years. She spends each working day assessing online images and videos of children suffering sexual abuse and removing them from the Internet.📚 Resources mentioned in this episode> Find out more about the Report Remove tool and download accompanying print-outs> Watch an introductory video for professionals on how Report Remove works> Access the Report Remove tool on the Childline website > Take the Managing incidents of sharing nudes elearning course to learn more about the topicIntro/outro music is Lights by Sappheiros