All children deserve to enjoy a digital world which is safe from sexual exploitation and abuse.
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#safeonline

⚠️Many adolescents in India, especially girls, are at risk of child sexual exploitation & abuse online but lack access to information on online safety.
💡To change this, the Population Foundation of India developed an innovative #AI driven chatbot, SnehAI.
➡️ Read: weprotect.org/case-study/sne…

💰Financial sexual extortion or 'sextortion' operates on a massive scale and sustains criminals. Urgent global efforts are required to catch up and address this growing issue.
➡️Read more in this report from PA Consulting weprotect.org/library/
#sextortion #prevention #CSEA

In research ✏️conducted with Praesidio Safeguarding, we listened to children's views on the issue of ‘self-generated’ sexual material. These are the changes they'd like to see so they can be #safeonline .

Report ➡️ weprotect.org/child-self-gen…
#childcentred #prevention #safeonline

A big welcome to new Alliance members:
➡️ Government of Morocco
➡️ Nisma ARSIS
➡️ YACAN Youth and Child Advocacy Network
➡️ Missing Child Kenya Foundation
➡️ Netsafe NZ
➡️ LARA
We look forward to working together with you.

AI offers many exciting possibilities to revolutionalise our lives. This latest blog from our Executive Director Iain Drennan explains why we need to support global, united action to make #AI a #forceforgood rather than for exploitation by criminals.
weprotect.org/blog/we-should…

Child-centred approaches to prevent sexual abuse and exploitation online mean:
1️⃣ removing barriers to reporting & help-seeking
2️⃣ age-appropriate knowledge & tools
3️⃣ enabling children to hold online services to account.
#safetybydesign
Learn more: loom.ly/3bqmN-Y

🌟Last week's highlight: partnering with @CIPL to talk about #ageassurance . Our Executive Director @IainDrennan moderated an insightful multi-stakeholder roundtable on 'Equity, Inclusion & Children’s Rights', discussing potential risks, unintended consequences & mitigations.

Our #MyVoiceMySafety  study with United Nations SRSG on Violence against Children, revealed that children aged 7-10 years displayed less awareness of online risks. This highlights an urgent need to raise awareness of earlier age-appropriate interventions.

💡 For more: weprotect.org/youth-consulta…

Many regulators are exploring ways to ensure that online platforms are age-appropriate from the start. Have a look 👀 at our intelligence briefing with Yoti to see the role that age verification can play ➡️weprotect.org/library/the-ro…

Children, young people & those who have lived experience of child sexual abuse are vital voices & decision-makers in making a safe digital world for children. We cannot adequately tackle abuse without centring them at the heart of solutions.
#safeonline #childvoices

❓Did you know it can take just 19 seconds for a high-risk child grooming situation to develop on social gaming platforms.

Learn more about online grooming and other forms of abuse in our #Threat Assessment23↩️
weprotect.org/global-threat-…
Data source: @crispthinking

📣 Children, young people and survivors of online-facilitated child sexual abuse are vital voices and decision-makers in how we make a safe digital world for children.

🌐Our global mapping exercise looks at who's involved in participatory initiatives⤵️
weprotect.org/participation-…

❌ The internet can be unsafe for children to explore as offenders seek to sexually exploit children online.
✅ Our Alliance generates political commitment and practical approaches to make the digital world safe and positive for children.
#preventabuseonline

Child-centred approaches are essential in fostering a safer online environment for children and are paramount for all of us committed to addressing this issue effectively.

Learn more about child-centred approaches⤵️
weprotect.org/global-threat-…