Police must crack down on online child abuseBy Tsao Yao-chun 曹耀鈞Between 2017 and last year, the numbers of sexual exploitation cases involving children reported by local governments pointed to a growing trend. Seventy-two percent of the cases involved online crime, with most of the victims being junior-high school students. Examples are the “Nth Room” online sexual exploitation case in South Korea — which drew the attention of the country’s presidential office — as well as similar cases in Taiwan. Education authorities at every level are working hard to increase public awareness and provide more information about online security, including how to strengthen parents’ and children’s online security competence. The measures include online security training in junior-high school textbooks, inviting experts to schools to explain the legal ramifications and building dedicated information security Web sites.

Source: Taipei Times September 24, 2021 15:56 UTC