More than 20 million children were targeted for sexual abuse on the internet in 2025
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More than 20 million children were targeted for sexual abuse on the internet in 2025

Sábado3 September 2026 at 19:00

Over 20 million children were targeted for sexual abuse through the internet in 2025, revealing the alarming dimension of this global problem.

Most of these abuse situations, about 60%, happened on social media, with Facebook leading at 50% of cases, followed by WhatsApp with 29%, Instagram with 24%, Snapchat with 13% and TikTok with 12%.

Beyond social media, a significant portion of the abuse, about 14%, occurred on online gaming platforms, showing that these environments are also risk spaces for children.

The article does not mention which countries or organizations provided this data, nor what measures are being taken to combat this problem.

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