Unicef: 20 million children sexually targeted online, social media hotspot for abuse
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How it spread - 11 original reports, 1 reprint
Thu, 3 September 2026
8 reports- DW Top Stories00:05first to report
A survey of around 21,000 young people by the UN's agency for children, UNICEF, has found that online sexual abuse of minors is on the rise.
- El País (Spain)03:30
El 57% de los casos estudiados implicó a alguien al que el niño ya conocía y menos del 1% denunció la agresión a la policía o a través de una línea telefónica de ayuda
- AllAfrica08:37
[Unicef] New York -- More than half of abuse occurred on mainstream social media platforms; less than 1 per cent of all experiences were reported to authorities, new report finds
- Anadolu Agency (AA)11:24
More than half of cases occurred on mainstream social media platforms
- malaysiakini.com11:59
The staggering number is likely just the tip of the iceberg.
- AllAfrica12:20
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- More than one in four internet-using children aged 12 to 17 in Kenya were subjected to at least one form of technology-facilitated sexual exploitation and abuse, a UNICEF report says.
- AllAfrica12:20
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Nearly one in five internet-using children aged 12 to 17 across 21 countries were subjected to at least one form of technology-facilitated sexual exploitation and abuse in a single year, a new UNICEF report says.
- Al Jazeera English15:51
More than one in five children aged 12 to 17 were targeted on digital platforms, the UN children’s agency reports.
Mon, 7 September 2026
2 reports- tportal (Croatia)11:21
Gotovo svako četvrto dijete iz jednoroditeljskih obitelji, njih 22,6 posto, bilo je istodobno žrtva i počinitelj elektroničkog nasilja, pokazalo je istraživanje „deSHAME 3“ Centra za sigurniji internet i zagrebačkog Pravnog fakulteta provedeno među 1727 učenika viših razreda osnovnih škola
- 24sata (Croatia)11:23
Istraživanje je pokazalo da su djeca iz jednoroditeljskih obitelji izloženija rizicima online nasilja, a rezultati su potaknuli radionice za podizanje svijesti o sigurnosti na internetu.
Tue, 8 September 2026
1 report- Telegram.hr (Croatia)08:24
S ciljem osnaživanja djece i roditelja na ovu temu, prilikom podjele paketa za početak školske godine, održane su radionice u organizaciji Studenčeve platforme podrške Narančasta ribica i Centra za sigurniji internet
1 reprint
- Dnevnik.hr (Croatia)8 Sept, 11:18their copy