The Internet Watch Foundation warns that more child sexual abuse imagery are being discovered on the internet than ever before, and that the manipulation of under 10-year-old children has taken on "shocking" proportions. The Foundation calls Meta's decision to not monitor messenger service "utterly incomprehensible".
The article also details UK's governmental measures to curb online abuse of children.
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The Internet Watch Foundation found that younger children were targeted on a large scale by online predators during lockdowns, reaching a triple increase in online sexual abuse imagery featuring 7–10-year-olds.
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According to Internet Watch Foundation (IWF), paedophiles and other criminals have started to use siblings to groom their younger brothers/sisters for online sexual abuse.
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The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children's (NSPCC) research has revealed that lonely children are more likely to encounter abusive behavior online. NSPCC’s survey of 2,000 young people and children suggests that the…
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In 2019, the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) dealt with more than 132,000 reports containing child sexual abuse material — 26% more than in 2018, and the numbers are rising. There are several reasons for this increase in reports, including better…
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This booklet is created to inform parents about various forms of online harm and ways to effectively help and support their children.
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Eurochild signs open letter welcoming the "Regulation laying down rules to prevent and combat child sexual abuse" proposed by the European Commission On 11 May, the European Commission shared a proposal for a…
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Children seeking treatment and attending health institutions, to take care and recovery, but instead taking services they were subjected to sexual abuse by professionals in violation of their duty to protect their patients.
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With more children than ever now engaging online, it is vital that they are both protected and enabled to engage safely. After the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child adopted General Comment 25 on the digital environment, Anna Gawn, Child…
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Under the Council of Europe Project “End Online Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse @Europe (EndOCSEA@Europe)” two new reports introduces ways to respond to cybercrime against children and were published during a workshop…
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This paper sets out some of the views of the Internet Watch Foundation based on their experience of tackling the problem of online child sexual abuse content since 1996. It highlights issues that might assist policy makers particularly with regard…
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A new training package for justice systems has been developed by The Council of Europe Project to End Online Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse @ Europe with the aim of improving their capacities to stand up against OCSEA.
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