The internet is a m!ium that is actively us! by a large part of our society and its use is increasing day by day. This situation also leads to an increase in the risks in online environments. Young people and children are more affect! by the negativities of technology! which has both positive and negative effects! compar! to adults. While the positive use of technology can provide many benefits in the development of children! it can sometimes bring dangers and lead to various victimizations. One of the major threats that can be encounter! on the internet is online child abuse! and young children are vulnerable to such major threats.
Child sexual abuse is defin! as engaging in sexual activity in violation of laws and social rules before the child has reach! the maturity to understand and evaluate the situation he/she is in . With the increase in internet use! these crimes have turn! into crimes committ! in the virtual environment and have begun to be us! in the literature with the definition of online child abuse.
According to recent news there has been
an increase in online child abuse since the Covid-19 uganda whatsapp number data 5 million outbreak began and people were in quarantine. According to the statement of the European Police Organization (Europol) in the EU Parliament! it was announc! that there has been an increase in cybercrimes due to the time spent on the internet during the Covid-19 period. It has also been stat! that the number of people searching for child sexual abuse materials on the internet has increas!.
Recently a threat regarding child abuse came from YouTube videos
It has been determin! that content legitimizing in itself it is of course good of the child sexual abuse is being broadcast! on several different channels on YouTube. These videos are creat! in the form of animations to attract children’s attention. If we look at the subscribers of the channels that are operat! very professionally! it is obvious that they reach a lot of people. The titles and content of the videos are against our family and social structure and moral rules. In addition! they contain
content aim! at child sexual abuse. Considering that the target audience is children! this situation can become an inextricable and dangerous situation. Children watching videos with such content will negatively affect their psychosocial development. For the detect! videos; text services The Information Technologies and Communication Authority (BTK) has prevent! the viewing of harmful content. The Ministry of Family! Labor and Social Services contact! YouTube and relevant institutions and appli! to the prosecutor’s office to block access within the scope of Law No. 5651 on the Regulation of Publications Made on the Internet and Combating Crimes Committ! through Such Publications! and the General Directorate of Security (EGM) announc! that the content consider! to constitute a crime was remov!.
