eBay Inc. Supports Fight against Online Child Sexual Exploitation

November 7, 2012

Wee Choo Hua, eBay Inc.'s Head of Government Relations for Southeast Asia, speaks at the ECPAT event.

With the advent of new technologies and the growth of the Internet , online sexual crimes against children is now a global issue.  To tackle the problem, eBay Inc. supports a multi-stakeholder approach and partners with governments, civil society and industry to fight online child sexual exploitation.

On 29th and 30th October, ECPAT Indonesia (End Child Prostitution, Pornography and Trafficking), in partnership with the French Embassy and Terre des Hommes, organized a Conference on Sexual Crimes against Children Online In Jakarta, Indonesia and brought together expert speakers representing national and international governments, law enforcement, academics, media, civil society, private industry and other relevant stakeholders to discuss trends and share expertise.

eBay Inc. is eager to contribute to the dialogue and Wee Choo Hua, eBay Inc.’s Head of Government Relations for Southeast Asia, spoke about how private industry can help fight the problem and shared the Company’s internal policies and technical systems to prevent child exploitation online and detect violations.  eBay Inc. looks forward to future collaboration with stakeholders on this important issue.