New Report: Child Sexual Abuse Content and Online Risks to Children on the Rise

Child Sexual Abuse Content and Online Risks to Children on the Rise, Emerging Online Trends in Child Safety 2023 report indicates that minors are increasingly sharing sexual images of themselves, potentially consensually or coercively, with an increase in risky online interactions with adults. The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) shows a 329% increase in reported child sexual abuse material (CSAM) files in the last five years, reaching over 88.3 million files in 2022 alone. Factors contributing to this increase include the deployment of detection tools and the rise of self-generated CSAM