500K Filipino children victimized by online sexual abuse in 2022

500K Filipino children victimized by online sexual abuse in 2022

A study that showed nearly half a million Filipino children fell victim to online sexual abuse and exploitation in 2022 alone was presented during a Senate hearing. It was also disclosed that Artificial Intelligence through bots or an online app can be used to "undress" photos of victims.

Gov’t urged to address children’s online sexual abuse

MANILA – Salinlahi Alliance for Children’s Concerns called on the government to address alarming cases of online sexual abuse of children. In the 2022 study of International Justice Mission (IJM) and the University of Nottingham Rights Lab, nearly 500,000 Filipino children were trafficked to produce child sexual exploitation material (CSEM) in that year alone. The number may be higher as the crime is underreported. Read: Rights groups call for a…

Senator Risa Hontiveros is concerned because it was revealed that 74 percent of online traffickers who sold videos and photos of minors were relatives or acquaintances of the victims. During the hearing of the Committee on Women, a report by the International Justice Mission Philippines revealed that every online trafficker has three child victims. The hearing also revealed that almost half a million children have been victimized by online traff…