Advocates Deliver Over 540,000 Signatures Demanding Increased Regulation to Combat Child Sexual Abuse Online
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, Dec 7, 2023 - (ACN Newswire) - Since 2022, proposed legislation to combat online child abuse -- the Regulation to Prevent and Combat Child Sexual Abuse -- has gone through a number of iterations, the latest of which child protection advocates view as a compromise too far.
- BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, Dec 7, 2023 - (ACN Newswire) - Since 2022, proposed legislation to combat online child abuse -- the Regulation to Prevent and Combat Child Sexual Abuse -- has gone through a number of iterations, the latest of which child protection advocates view as a compromise too far.
- However, with over 540,000 signatures, a petition submitted to the European Union demonstrates mass support to enact comprehensive legislation protecting children online.
- As survivor Mie Kohyiama said, "The compromise in the European Parliament is a clear step back in the protection of children online."
- In 2022, there were 32 million reports globally of suspected online child sexual exploitation.