#JagaBareng
Keeping yourself and others safe from online child sexual exploitation and abuse
- Available in:
- English
- Bahasa Indonesia
The growth of the internet and digital devices have changed many aspects of our lives and the lives of children and adolescents. Today, as many as 95% children aged 12-17 years old in Indonesia are online at least twice a day. The internet does have its benefits, whether to support learning or to help us meet our personal needs. You must have used the internet to help you do homework or to learn various topics available on digital platforms. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the internet was especially useful in enabling remote learning. There are a lot more of other uses of the internet, such as instant messaging, social media access, video streaming, being connected to family members of friends who live far away, or gaming.
However, if we are not careful, the internet also poses risks for children and adolescents. Read more to learn the tips on how you can keep yourself and others safe from online child sexual exploitation and abuse.
22% children unexpectedly come across online sexual content through ads, social media feeds, search engines, and messaging apps, and 9% reported they actively look for such material
children in Indonesia, reported they had been subjected to online sexual exploitation and harmful behavior in the past one year
children sent their personal information to someone they have never met in-person
Online child sexual exploitation and abuse refers to situations involving digital, internet, and communication technologies at some point during the continuum of abuse or exploitation. It can occur fully online or through a mix of online and in-person interactions between offenders and children.
The following are forms of online child sexual exploitation and abuse:
Photos, videos, audios, or other recordings, or any other depiction of real or digitally generated child sexual abuse or sexual parts of a child for primarily sexual purposes
Child sexual abuse is committed and viewed simultaneously in real-time using communication tools, video conferencing tools, and/or chat applications
Engaging a child using technology with the intent of sexually abusing or exploiting the child. This may occur fully online or through a combination of online and in-person interactions
Blackmail or threats to extract sexual content or other benefits (such as money) from children, often using sexual content of the child that has been obtained as leverage
Interactions with strangers online and in-person
29% children sent their personal information to someone they have never met face-to-face
11% children have met in-person with someone whom they first met online.
Seeing sexual images online
22% children have been exposed to unexpected sexual images or videos
9% children reported they actively look for online sexual images or videos
Making and sharing self-generated sexual content
Just 1% children reported they had shared naked photos or videos of themselves online in the past one year
76% children and 85% caregivers believe that it is the victim’s fault if a self-generated photo or video is shared further
1
Learn more and gain skills on staying safe online
2
Learn how to change the privacy settings of your social media accounts to prevent strangers from accessing your personal content
3
Never share your personal information online to a stranger
4
Always check if a website can be trusted
5
Report harmful content on social media
6
Understand which self-images, or images of friends, that are appropriate for online sharing
7
Never share passwords to a friend or a romantic partner or a stranger
8
Know when to delete someone’s contact from your contact list
Hotline SAPA 129
Call SAPA 129 hotline if you become a victim of online child sexual exploitation and abuse, or if someone you know is a victim
aduankonten.id
Report if you encounter online content that indicates child sexual exploitation and abuse
56 percent children never tell what they have experienced to anyone
Parents and caregivers need to understand the feelings that children who are subjected to child sexual exploitation and abuse may have.
They may feel…
- Guilty
- Ashamed and worried they may cause embarrassment and trouble to the family
- Confused as to whom to confide to or where to report
- No one would understand
- Child sexual exploitation and abuse is not a serious incident to report
Here are some ways that you can do to help protect your children from child sexual exploitation and abuse:
1
Learn more about how we can protect ourselves on the internet
2
Engage children in an open and friendly dialogue about their online and offline interactions and behavior
3
Discuss online risks with your children and ways to avoid those risks
4
Make sure children understand that they need to tell their parents or a trusted adult if they are involved in online sexual activities
5
Limiting internet access is not a solution
6
Ensure children understand that there is no need to be afraid to report if they are subjected to child sexual exploitation and abuse
Call SAPA 129 hotline if your children become a victim of online child sexual exploitation and abuse. Or report to aduankonten.id if you encounter online content that indicates child sexual exploitation and abuse