1 in 3 internet users worldwide are children. Though the internet offers many benefits and opportunities for children, there are also many risks to navigate. Online risks for children include exposure to inappropriate content, cyberbullying, online grooming by predators, and addiction to technology. In this two-part series from the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC) and Teleperformance, we explore content moderation as one of many necessary and effective protections for children online.

The following details are from a true case which ICMEC supported. Names have been changed to protect the identity of the child and their family. Luisa is turning 15 in a few days. What is supposed to be a day of celebration instead feels like a ticking time bomb. Last…

Please be advised that the following article contains references to child sexual abuse, suicide, and self-harm. The topics discussed in it are important, but not more so than your mental health. Take care to check in with yourself as to whether you are feeling ok. …

Most nations, including the Philippines, have a history of challenges when it comes to the online protection of vulnerable children. …

Human trafficking is a devastating and urgent crime that affects every country and community around the world. But it is an issue that is often hidden in plain sight. Children make up almost one-third of trafficked persons worldwide. The voices of these children need to be heard. …

As a new school year begins, and education professionals establish and re-establish respectful and caring relationships with students, parents, and coworkers, we open channels of communication. These channels are critical in building the safe spaces needed for noting child safeguarding and protection concerns, receiving disclosures of abuse, and reporting concerns…

Today marks another grave milestone in Ukraine: six months of war. Six months, 5,237 civilian deaths, 10,321,348 border crossings, 6,184,964 refugees across Europe. Among those displaced, the largest group constitutes children, with two out of three Ukrainian children having been displaced by the war. …

Human trafficking is a devastating and urgent crime that affects every country and community around the world. But it is an issue that is often hidden in plain sight. Children make up almost one-third of trafficked persons worldwide. The voices of these children need to be heard. …

July 30th is World Day Against Trafficking in Persons which aims to raise global awareness and support to end human trafficking. Human trafficking is a devastating and urgent issue that affects every country and community around the world. …