US: The Surge In Online Child Exploitation, Trafficking And Abuse – And What To Do About It (Opinion) (Includes video)
International Business Times – October 29, 2021
While the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in some silver linings in society, it has also led to many of society’s darker elements to fester. One of these has been a proliferation of child sexual abuse material, or CSAM (what the public may know as “child pornography,” a term that experts consider no longer appropriate), child sex trafficking, and exploitation. However, there is not a lot of awareness about the extent of the problem or the ways in which popular digital platforms make it relatively easy for abuse, trafficking, and exploitation to occur. To reduce the grave amounts of harm being done to children and their families, concerned citizens will first need to better understand the scope of the problem.
Also: National Center for Missing and Exploited Children CyberTipline: https://www.missingkids.org/gethelpnow/cybertipline
https://www.ibtimes.com/surge-online-child-exploitation-trafficking-abuse-what-do-about-it-3327259