Over 300 Million Children A Year Face Sexual Abuse Online: Study
- More than 300 million children globally experience online sexual abuse and exploitation annually, according to new research from the University of Edinburgh. One in eight children, or 12.6%, are affected by non-consensual sharing of sexual content.
- A total of about 302 million young people are impacted by online sexual abuse, with 12.5% facing solicitation, including requests for sexual acts.
- Offenders engage in 'sextortion,' demanding money from victims to prevent the sharing of private images.
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More than 300 million children are sexually abused online every year, according to a study
Más de 300 millones de niños son víctimas de explotación y abuso sexual en internet al año, de acuerdo con la primera estimación mundial sobre la magnitud del problema publicada el lunes. Según los investigadores de la Universidad de Edimburgo, uno de cada ocho niños en el mundo ha sido víctima de la toma, intercambio y exposición no consentidos de imágenes sexuales y videos en los últimos doce meses. Esto supone unos 302 millones de menores, in…
Over 300 million children face s3xual abuse online yearly - study - Daily Trust
More than 300 million children a year are victims of online s3xual exploitation and abuse, according to the first global estimate of the scale of the problem published on Monday. Researchers at the University of Edinburgh found that one in eight of the world’s children have been victims of non-consensual taking, sharing and exposure to s3xual images and video in the past 12 months. That amounts to about 302 million young people, said the univers…
Every eighth child is sexually exploited online
One in eight children worldwide is a victim of online sexual abuse. In 2023, around 302 million children and adolescents were sexually exploited online, according to a study published on Monday by the Childlight Global Child Safety Institute at the University of Edinburgh. This includes taking and sharing photos and videos with sexual content, online extortion with sexually explicit footage, and AI for fake photos and videos. According to the in…
Over 300 million children a year face sexual abuse online: study
LONDON: More than 300 million children a year are victims of online sexual exploitation and abuse, according to the first global estimate of the scale of the problem published on Monday. Researchers at the University of Edinburgh found that one in eight of the world’s children have been victims of non-consensual taking, sharing and exposure to sexual images and video in the past 12 months. That amounts to about 302 million young people, said t…
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