Alarming Escalation in Child Sexual Abuse Online Revealed by Global Threat Assessment 2023
Oct 19, 2023
New Delhi [India], October 19: WeProtect Global Alliance has released its fourth Global Threat Assessment Report, which revealed there has been an 87% increase in reported child sexual abuse material cases since 2019, with over 32 million reports globally (NCMEC). The findings underscore the pressing need for a coordinated, multi-faceted response to protect the world's children from this escalating threat. Alarmingly, India continues to remain the one of the countries that NCMEC highlights with urgent reports of a child in imminent danger. The number of such referrals have increased over the years since 2020.