#JagaBareng
Keeping yourself and others safe from online child sexual exploitation and abuse
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This could happen to you, your child, or someone close to you...
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% of 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 - such as helping with homework or learning various topics via digital platforms. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the internet was especially useful in enabling remote learning. There are many other uses of the internet, such as instant messaging, social media access, video streaming, connecting to family members & 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 some tips on how you can keep yourself and others safe from online child sexual exploitation and abuse.
22% of 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 who sent their personal information to someone they have never met in-person
Children with disabilities are also at risk of online child sexual exploitation and abuse. Let's hear the stories from students with disabilities in Makassar!
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 and building trust with a child using technology with the end 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
56 percent of children never tell
what they have experienced to anyone
We 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
(Source: Disrupting Harm, 2022)
If this is not being handled properly, what are the risks?
Children may experience changes in their behavior, such as...
- Self-harm
- Eating disorder
- Sleeping disorder
- Risky behavior, including the use of drugs and alcohol
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Risk of becoming a victim again or even a perpetrator in the future
(Source: NSPCC, 2017)
Online child sexual exploitation and abuse could also affect child’s psychological condition, such as...
- Ashamed and worthless
- Self-blaming
- Trauma or panic attack
- Loneliness
- Anxiety disorder
- Depression
- Trust issues
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Insecurity
(Source: NSPCC, 2017)
Furthermore, children may also experience changes in their perception of...
- Opposite sex
- Sexual interactions
- Themselves
- Relations with others
(Source: NSPCC, 2017)
- Share positive content and messages online
- Never share your personal information online to a stranger, including your home address or where you go to school
- Be careful when accepting friend requests on social media, check if you have any mutual friends
- Change your social media passwords regularly, never share your passwords to friends, romantic partners or strangers
- If meeting someone you know from the internet, avoid going alone and let your parents/teachers/adults you trust know
- Willing to share and be open to friends or adults that you trust if you experience unpleasant things online
- Continually learn new ways about staying safe online and share them with your friends
Check out some tips from our friends in Kelompok Interaksi! ➡️
We can all take part in creating a safe space for children online. Here are some ways you can help protect your children, students, or friends from child sexual exploitation and abuse.
If you are parents or caregivers...
- Accompany your children when they access the internet
- Engage children in an open and friendly discussion to agree on some ground rules, including how many hours per day they can use the internet and their devices, which sites/social media/games that are safe to be accessed, and the use of parental control features in their device/application/social media
- Maintain routine communication and show empathy with your children about their online and offline interactions and behavior
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Learn more about online child sexual exploitation and abuse and how to protect ourselves
If you are teachers...
- Guide your students to use the internet for positive activities
- Be ready to support students if they experience unpleasant things online
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Continue to equip yourself with updated information regarding online child sexual exploitation and abuse
If you are a fellow adolescent...
- Give each other positive examples when using the internet
- Actively share information related to risks and dangers of the internet
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Willing to be open with each other when experiencing unpleasant things online
The first thing we need to do is to report it to hotline SAPA 129. And then, what's next?
If you were the one experiencing, you need to...
- Tell someone you trust about what happened
- Not blame yourself for what happened
- Keep evidence of the incident and give it to the person you trust
- Seek help from a counselor who can help you heal from the trauma and assist you throughout the journey
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Join a support group if you feel it is helpful
As a friend, you need to...
- Listen to their story
- Trust and side with them
- Provide full support
- Recommend where and how they can get the support or services they need
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Not to joke about it
As parents, you need to...
- Trust and give full support to them
- Follow up the case calmly but firmly
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Accompany your children during the entire process of investigation and recovery
Let's see all the productive and fun sessions happening during #JagaBareng online and offline workshop!
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
KPAI call center
Call KPAI call center (021) 31901556 if you or someone you know experience online child sexual exploitation and abuse
patrolisiber.id
Report to patrolisiber.id if you or someone you know become a victim of any cyber crime
