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🔦 Current affairs programme Scotland Tonight revealed Childlight's latest estimates on the scale of online child sexual abuse in Scotland.

🔺 An est 150,000 Scots children experience OCSEA annually

🔺That is 70X higher than official estimates.

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STV Player | Scotland Tonight Thu 12 Dec, 8.30 pm
Scotland Tonight investigates the rising problem of online child abuse and discusses how we can best protect young people.
player.stv.tv
December 13, 2024 at 12:12 PM
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We welcome @consilium.europa.eu proposals to toughen EU law on child sexual abuse and exploitation. The inclusion of an obligation for EU states to improve data collection on the crime marks a key step forward in creating a safer online world for children.
www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/pre...
Combatting child sexual abuse: Council adopts position on strengthened EU criminal law
The Council has agreed a general approach on the revision of an EU directive on the criminalisation and prevention of child sexual abuse and sexual exploitation.
www.consilium.europa.eu
December 13, 2024 at 2:54 PM
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New figures from Childlight estimate the scale of online sexual abuse in Scotland is more than 70 X higher than official figs.

An est 150,000 Scots children experience OCSEA annually.

🚨This is a pandemic we can't police our way out of 🚨

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news.stv.tv/scotland/sco...
Over 150,000 children in Scotland sexually abused online in past year
Police Scotland received more than 2,000 reports last year but that doesn't reflect the true scale of the problem.
news.stv.tv
December 12, 2024 at 11:08 AM
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Childlight are delighted to support the Beyond the Screen panel discussion, which is being held as part of the #16Days of activism against gender-based violence www.linkedin.com/events/beyon...
Beyond the Screen: Protecting Children from Exploitation and Abuse | LinkedIn
Join us for a vital panel discussion on safeguarding children in today’s digital and physical worlds. This 1.5-hour event brings together experts from child protection, academia, and technology to exa...
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November 15, 2024 at 12:19 PM