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May102021NetClean
Ethics and the safeguarding of children
inThe single most important reason for protecting the IT environment and IT equipment from child sexual abuse material (CSAM) is, according to the businesses interviewed for the NetClean Report – COVID-19 Impact 2020, informed by a desire to operate ethically. In this case to safeguard and protect children.
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Apr302021Guest Writer
Law enforcement has adapted to the challenges
inThe COVID-19 pandemic has affected how law enforcement work, and in some cases also law enforcement and judicial capacity across the world. There has been a temporary reduction in use of the INTERPOL International Child Sexual Exploitations (ICSE) database, and data shows an increase in the amount of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) consumed and circulated.
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Apr272021Guest Writer
Grooming online has increased
inYou could describe the situation during the COVID-19 pandemic as almost a perfect storm, as the increase of children online has presented a great opportunity for paedophiles.
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Apr212021Guest Writer
Nearly all indicators point to an increase in child sexual abuse crimes
inThere will be a lag in the data that shows the full impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on child sexual abuse (CSA) crime. However, what we see is that all indicators point to that CSA has increased during the pandemic.
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Apr142021Guest Writer
We have not seen an increase in child sexual abuse crime during the COVID-19 pandemic
inIt is not unreasonable to think that with more adults spending more time at home, these activities would increase. However, from what we can tell now, the COVID-19 pandemic has not resulted in an accelerated and unexpected increase of neither CSAM nor other CSA crimes in Sweden.
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Apr082021Guest Writer
Online child sexual abuse has increased by more than 75 percent during the pandemic
inFor perpetrators, the COVID-19 pandemic is like a perfect storm. Lockdowns have had a major impact on both children and adults as they have spent more time online, and the result has been a dramatic increase of online child sexual abuse crime.
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Apr062021Guest Writer
We have seen a definite increase in child sexual abuse crime during the COVID-19 pandemic
inWe always see an annual increase in reports, but this increase is bigger than expected, and I’m convinced that it is a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. I think offenders see an opportunity with distracted parents and more children online.
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Mar252021Guest Writer
Sustainability is a business imperative
inSustainability starts with a moral imperative, but even more so a business imperative, and a leadership vision that is based on wanting to change the world and the company to be a force for good. This sustainability thinking must penetrate all levels of the organisation, and it must be reliably informed by the challenges we face today.
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Mar232021Guest Writer
The results show an impact on online CSA crime and the amount of CSAM available online
inMuch of the data and responses that we got from the surveyed police officers in this year’s NetClean Report, show worrying tendencies. The results indicate a considerable impact on online CSA crime and the amount of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) available online.
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Mar162021Guest Writer
An ongoing volatile situation that is difficult to read
inWe have had a number of concerns during this pandemic, but we won’t know the outcome of these until sometime in the future. There is a potential increase in victimisation, both online and offline.