A safer digital environment for children: Now is the time to act

This report emphasizes the importance of addressing children's risks in the digital environment. While there are many benefits to digital connectivity and access to information, it also exposes children to various forms of exploitation and violence.

Through extensive evidence, the report highlights the potential for children to be subject to sexual exploitation and abuse, cyberbullying, and harmful content online. The report also highlights the difficulties children face when reporting incidents of violence and accessing support.

To address these challenges, the report strongly recommends immediate action to create a safer digital environment for children. Measures suggested strengthened legislation and regulation to safeguard children online, promoting digital literacy and skills development for children and caregivers, and fostering collaboration between governments, civil society, and the private sector to address online violence against children.

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