Unicef: 20 million children sexually targeted online, social media hotspot for abuse
After the peak, new reports halved every 19 hours so far - this story is still being covered, so the figure moves as reports arrive.
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1 report left out of the cascade - too little in common with the story to place
How it spread - 7 original reports
Thu, 3 September 2026
7 reports- DW Top Stories00:05first to report
A survey of around 21,000 young people by the UN's agency for children, UNICEF, has found that online sexual abuse of minors is on the rise.
- El País (Spain)03:30
El 57% de los casos estudiados implicó a alguien al que el niño ya conocía y menos del 1% denunció la agresión a la policía o a través de una línea telefónica de ayuda
- malaysiakini.com03:59
The staggering number is likely just the tip of the iceberg.
- AllAfrica08:37
[Unicef] New York -- More than half of abuse occurred on mainstream social media platforms; less than 1 per cent of all experiences were reported to authorities, new report finds
- Anadolu Agency (AA)11:24
More than half of cases occurred on mainstream social media platforms
- AllAfrica12:20
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- More than one in four internet-using children aged 12 to 17 in Kenya were subjected to at least one form of technology-facilitated sexual exploitation and abuse, a UNICEF report says.
- AllAfrica12:20
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Nearly one in five internet-using children aged 12 to 17 across 21 countries were subjected to at least one form of technology-facilitated sexual exploitation and abuse in a single year, a new UNICEF report says.