Fall in reports of child porn websites

REPORTS from the public regarding child porn and other illegal websites fell by almost a quarter last year, with internet watchdogs claiming the war was being won against criminal online content.

Figures in the new hotline.ie annual report, published yesterday, show 1,966 reports on suspect material were made last year by Irish internet users – a decrease of 24% on the figures for the previous year.

Of those, 1,275 were found to be actionable, with 497 reports determined as illegal under Irish law.