Brutal online sex abuse of children on the rise
Publish Time: 14 Feb, 2018
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More children becoming victims of 'brutal' online sex abuse, Kieran Guilbert of the Thomson Reuters Foundation writes that 'The global spread of cheap, high-speed internet and the rise in mobile phone ownership is fuelling the growth of cybersex trafficking, which has become a "brutal form of modern-day slavery"', citing a report by Britain-led WeProtect. According to UNICEF, some 1.8 million children are brought into sex traffic each year. The
WePROTECT Global Threat Assessment 2018 ¨C Working together to end the sexual exploitation of children online concludes that 'Technology is enabling offender communities to attain unprecedented levels of organisation, creating new and persistent threats'.
