Tech-facilitated child sexual abuse needs stronger regulation, UN says
( September 3, 2026, 00:02 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Governments should require digital platforms to meet safety-by-design standards, strengthen regulators’ enforcement powers and update laws to cover online grooming, sexual extortion and AI-generated child sexual-abuse, the UN children’s agency Unicef said in a report Thursday. The report found that almost one in five internet-using children aged 12 to 17 across 21 countries experienced tech-facilitated sexual abuse, with almost 60 percent of cases occurring on social media.Statement follows. Report attached....
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