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• "There have been significant increases in activity relating to child sexual abuse and exploitation on both the surface web and dark web during the COVID-19 lockdownperiod.

• "Travel restrictions and other measures during the pandemic have likely prevented offenders from travelling and so have shifted their focus to the exchange of CSAMonline."

• "Increases in detection and reporting of CSAM on the surface web during lockdown indicate the level of re-victimisation of children through the distribution of imagesand videos depicting them."

• "Consistent levels of activity by offenders on the dark web during lockdown reflects the ongoing organised business model that has evolved and the level of threat thatit poses to children."

• "An increase in the number of offenders exchanging CSAM online during lockdownmay have an impact on and stimulate demand for this type of material onlinebeyond the lockdown."

• "Society, including law enforcement, needs to focus on the self-generation of CSAMto ensure that children are protected from this type of exposure to harm."

• "The increased circulation of CSAM during the COVID-19 pandemic will alsoincrease the need for law enforcement to identify the victims depicted in it."

• "We need to continue promoting preventive and educational initiatives in acoordinated and structural manner across Europe."