Online Child Sexual Exploitation
From: Public Safety Canada
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As technology has advanced, online child sexual exploitation has increased in Canada. In fact, the Canadian Centre for Child Protection is on the frontlines supporting Canadians with reducing online child sexual abuse and exploitation, processing more than 100,000 reports every month.
What you should know
Online child sexual exploitation is when children are tricked into seeing or participating in online encounters of a sexual nature. As a country, we need to work together to keep children safer online.
Find out what you can do to help prevent online child sexual exploitation, by exploring the resources below to learn about online exploitation tactics like grooming, capping, sexting, sextortion, and the distribution of sexual images and videos.
Help keep your kids safer online - Learn the dangers
Open conversations
Transcript
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Text on screen: Reports of online child sexual exploitation increased by 45% in just one year.
Young girl in a dark room on her phone, receiving text messages from a stranger.
Stranger: What's your name?
Stranger: Wow, you are stunning.
Stranger: How old are you?
Stranger: Ah, don't be shy.
Stranger: You deserve to be spoiled.
Stranger: Let's see what you look like.
Stranger: Just send a pic.
Stranger: You can trust me.
Her dad opens the door and turns on the light.
Dad: Hey honey, what's up?
Young girl: Not much, just texting.
Dad: About that.
Dad crosses the room and sits on the couch next to the young girl.
Dad: I wanted to talk to you about staying safe online. Is that okay?
Young girl nods.
Narrator: Open conversations with your kids can close opportunities for predators.
Text on screen: Learn how to talk about online safety. Canada.ca/child-exploitation.
Narrator: A message from the Government of Canada.
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How to talk to your child
Teaching children about online dangers, personal safety and boundaries can help protect them online. If you need tips on how to start the conversation, check out this resource:
Online Dangers: A Discussion Guide for Parents and Caregiver
In this comprehensive guide, you’ll find tips to help you have conversations with your child about the dangers they face online, ways to protect themselves and a family safety plan to create at home.
Are you an educator?
Find resources to share in the classroom, for youth between the ages of 10-17.
Additional resources for parents and caregivers
Online Dangers Virtual Panel
On February 8, 2022, Public Safety Canada held a virtual panel event titled Online Dangers: Cyberbullying and Online Child Sexual Exploitation. Our panel of experts included representatives from the Canadian Centre for Child Protection, Kids Help Phone and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. If you missed it, you can read our FAQ.
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