Violence against children in cyberspace

Protect children from violence in cyberspace

By: Muir D
Produced by: End Child Prostitution, Child Pornography and Trafficking of Children for Sexual Purposes (ECPAT International) , 2005

This report provides a global overview of violence against children and young people in relation to cyberspace and proposes recommendations to address this violence. The report stresses that weak laws and territory-bound, fragmented action by governments and industry expose children to serious violence through the Internet and other new information and communication technologies (ICTs). It argues that the violence is pervasive, causes deep and lasting physical and psychological damage to children, and is outstripping the resources of law enforcement and society’s understanding of how new ICTs work.