“Rapid access to new tech has brought new possibilities, new risks… Protecting children from online abuse is an urgent and global issue.”
#APSB2015: Teachers, students, health and social workers commit to fight online abuse of children
Almost 1,000 delegates composed of teachers, students, social workers, and health workers condemned the “menace” that is the online abuse of children.
#APSB2015: (2/2) Grooming, sextortion, and other online predatory acts: How online child sexual abuse happens and how to prevent it
“It’s so important to educate the children. Education is the key.”
#APSB2015: (1/2) Grooming, sextortion, and other online predatory acts: How online child sexual abuse happens and how to prevent it
Logging onto the Internet also means that children and young people are vulnerable to strangers who may trick or solicit them to do sexually explicit acts.
#APSB2015: (3/3) UNICEF Research: Jurisprudence, international conventions and Philippine law
The Philippines does not have a unified code for online protection of children, but child exploitation offenses may still be prosecuted under other laws.
#APSB2015: (2/3) UNICEF Research: What we know about online child abuse
Often, extreme poverty is the driving force behind online child abuse. Some parents would rather subject their children to WCST than to street prostitution.