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ARTICLE · 17 AUGUST 2017

"BEE SECURE STOPLINE": The Luxembourg Reporting Website For Online Criminal Content

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This website particularly concerns criminal content that affects the protection of the public interest in a digital public space.

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Virginie Liebermann (MOLITOR Avocats à La Cour)
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The BEE SECURE STOPLINE website is the Luxembourg one-stop shop for reporting criminal content published on the Internet. This online tool is an initiative of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and co-funded by the European Commission under the Safe Internet Programme. It participates in a wide network with international members coordinated by the "INHOPE" association.

Why "BEE"?

As the initiative first aims at combating child sexual abuse, particularly online, a bee cartoon character has been created to get children accustomed to and advised of the dangers of the Internet. The website "www.bee.lu" is specially dedicated to this mission.

What content?

This website particularly concerns criminal content that affects the protection of the public interest in a digital public space. It mainly targets child sexual abuse material, racism, revisionism and discrimination, as well as terrorism and crimes of incitement such as incitement to hatred. In the case of

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