Social media platforms
One of the tools for the IH to provide assistance effectively is the well-developed partnerships that provide it with direct contact and rapid access to the major social media platforms. As part of these efforts, some service providers operate dedicated channels of communication for those who join their partnership programs and provide priority moderator attention to content flagged by our organization. Since February 2021, the IH has been the member of the TikTok Community Partner Program, which is a significant achievement as many of the platform’s users are children, who sometimes spend several hours a day watching TikTok videos.
Additionally, the IH is also a member of Meta's partner program, which covers Facebook and Instagram, but it can also contact the employees of Google and YouTube directly as well. In June 2023, the IH was amongst the first to join Discord’s Trusted Reporter program. That latter development is of particular significance, as based on the experiences related to the reports, the IH felt that Discord’s chatrooms can serve as the platform for the online grooming of children for sexual purposes and sharing child pornography content.