Tusla's social workers dealt with 96,666 child protection and welfare referrals last year which was a 5% increase on referrals in 2023 https://t.co/f67mFhmHmI
There was a big increase last year in the levels of "self-generated" child sexual abuse material appearing online, according to the annual report of the Irish Internet Hotline https://t.co/Guk9nf7ye3
‘A crisis’: Self-generated imagery makes up quarter of child sex-abuse material reported https://t.co/9VRotOIZZy
A report published by Save the Children reveals that 97% of young people in Spain have experienced some form of sexual violence online during their adolescence. The study highlights that girls are more frequently pressured to send intimate content, with 28.5% reporting such experiences compared to 18.4% of boys. Additionally, one-third of minors have received sexually explicit messages from adults. The report also notes the prevalence of coercion, with cases where victims were forced to share sexual videos or face the threat of having nude photos distributed. In Ireland, there has been a notable increase in self-generated child sexual abuse material appearing online, as reported by the Irish Internet Hotline. Social services in Ireland, represented by Tusla, handled 96,666 child protection and welfare referrals last year, marking a 5% rise from 2023. These findings underscore the widespread and growing challenges related to digital sexual exploitation among youth in both Spain and Ireland.