Link to us: Safeline
SafeLine cooperates with the awareness project:
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About us

The Internet is a fascinating medium that is being widely used for communication, information, and entertainment purposes by millions of people. However, it is also being used for distributing illegal and objectionable material. Since the cyberspace has no national boundaries, illegal activities can easily find a "virtual shelter".

Our primary concern is the elimination of child pornographic material posted on the Internet. We also aim to combat any type of illegal content on the Internet, dealing with pornography, racism, online gambling, data and consumer protection.

The primary purpose of the SafeLine hotline is to offer a direct and responsible point of contact for users demanding the criminal prosecution and the removal of illegal Internet content. SafeLine can be used to report material you come across on the Internet that appears to be illegal or objectionable. The operators of the hotline will process your report in the most effective way and will take the appropriate actions by forwarding the reports to the legal authorities for further processing. Users making report's can be informed of their outcome, as soon as possible. Such users can remain anonymous if they so wish. Users' personal data are strictly confidential.

SafeLine aims to become a point of reference for the concerned users who are seeking to protect themselves and their family from illegal and objectionable Internet content. For this purpose, the hotline's website includes a collection of safety tips for concerned children and parents as well as the general public. It also includes a list of FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) in order to inform the non-specialist user of procedural, legal, as well as technological issues relating to Internet safety. Technological issues concern the availability of filtering and rating Internet tools. A collection of related Internet links serve as a starting point for the user interested in finding more on the subject.

Partners and support

The operation of SafeLine is supported by the following organizations:

FORTH - Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas, Institute of Computer Science
SAFENET - Hellenic Self-regulatory Body for Internet Content

SafeLine is currently co-funded by the above organizations and the European Union "Safer Internet Plus". SafeLine maintains a close cooperation with the Safer Internet Greek Awareness Node.

Founding members

SafeLine was founded in 2003 by the following organizations:

SAFENET - Hellenic Self-regulatory Body for Internet Content
FORTHnet - Hellenic Telecommunications and Telematics Applications Company
FORTH - Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas, Institute of Computer Science
FHW - Foundation of the Hellenic World

The operations of SafeLine were funded by these organizations and the European Union "Safer Internet Action Plan". From 1/1/2009 SafeLine operates with its current composition.

FORTH/ICS SafeNet Safer Internet Programme