2009 Analysis
Numbers of reports received
In the period from 1st January 2009 to 31st December 2009, Hotline.ie processed 2,117 reports of suspected illegal content. This comprises reports received directly from the public and reports derived directly from these by the Hotline Analysts.
Reports processed per month
Numbers of reports received Contd.
Under the procedures agreed with Government, the Hotline is not permitted to proactively search for illegal content. Therefore, to carry out its function, the Hotline relies totally on the public to initiate reports.
As seen in the graph on the previous page, the number of reports received each month can be highly variable. On average just over 176 reports per month were processed by Hotline.ie during 2009.
December 2009, with 98 reports, had the lowest reporting level of the year while January with 372 had the highest. This variation in reports per month is quite remarkable particularly when compared to 2008. That year January, with 335 reports, was also the highest month but in contrast the lowest month was June having just 62 reports. In comparison June 2009 was a month with a more average level of reporting.
Coincidently the quite remarkable range of 274 reports in 2009 is almost identical to the 2008 range of 273 reports.
These reports of course represent suspicions about possible illegal content expressed by the members of the public who reported them. On assessment by the Hotline's Content Analysts these do not necessarily translate into cases where illegal content is actually found.
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