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Online Sexual Exploitation of Children
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IJM on BBC Radio 4 Woman’s Hour
March 2026 Millions tuned into BBC Radio 4 Woman’s Hour as Nuala McGovern hosted IJM UK’s Chief Public Engagement Officer Molly Hodson and SafeToNet’s co‑founder Sharon Pursey OBE to expose a hidden and fast‑growing threat: the online sexual abuse and exploitation of children. In 2022 alone, nearly half a million children in the Philippines were trafficked to produce new child sexual exploitation material, including livestreamed content. It hasn’t compromised privacy in any way, but it would stop [child sexual abuse material] from being rendered to the screen or broadcast via the camera. -
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IJM UK Hosts Parliamentary Drop-In
In partnership with the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Human Trafficking & Modern Slavery and the APPG on Children’s Online Safety, IJM UK hosted a parliamentary drop‑in that informed the MPs about the rise of online sexual abuse and exploitation of children – and the opportunity for the UK Government to take a global lead in stopping the abuse before it starts. IJM UK is calling for legislation to require device manufacturers and operating system services to incorporate safeguards which disrupt child sexual abuse material, including livestreaming, into the operating systems of devices sold in the UK – putting a stop to the abuse before it starts. -
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IJM on the UK's #1 Podcast
The Rest is Politics featured International Justice Mission’s CEO Gary Haugen alongside IJM UK’s Chief Public Engagement Officer Molly Hodson to expose the growing threat of livestreamed child sexual abuse and how UK demand is driving it. In the Philippines alone, roughly one in every 100 children is being trafficked to produce new child sexual exploitation material, including livestreamed abuse (IJM & Nottingham Rights Lab, 2023). IJM UK is hosting a parliamentary drop‑in on 25th February 2026 for MPs to understand the rise of livestreamed child sexual abuse and the technology that can prevent abuse before it starts. -
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Three tips for keeping children safe online
Sally Frank, a specialist on Internet Crimes Against Children, shares her expert advice. -
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“We are more powerful together. We need you.”
There’s a movement building around the world to stop livestreamed abuse of children, led by survivors like Joy*. This is Joy's story. -
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Five children brought to safety from alleged livestreamed abuse
Their mother, her husband and another male relative have been arrested. An initial examination of the womans seized mobile phone allegedly yielded child sexual abuse and exploitation material. -
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Australian man charged with livestreaming child abuse
The 68-year-old man was arrested in January after Australian Border Force officers allegedly found child abuse material on his phone. -
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What happens once a child is safe from trafficking or abuse?
Children who’ve experienced violence are deeply traumatised and remain highly vulnerable. Read how specialist care can help children heal and find hope again when they desperately need it. -
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President of the Philippines attends national summit organised by IJM
IJM recently helped organise a national summit focused on combating online sexual abuse and exploitation of children (OSAEC). The summit brought together leaders from the Philippine national government, local government units, and other various organisations. -
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Woman sentenced to 40 years in prison for online sexual exploitation of children
A woman in the Philippines, who livestreamed the sexual abuse of her six-year-old niece, will spend up to 40 years in prison. -
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Not Swift Enough: The battle to remove Taylor Swift deepfakes and live-streamed child sexual abuse
Late last month, sexually explicit deepfake images of superstar Taylor Swift exploded across the internet. IJM's John Tanagho explains why industry actions to address child sexual exploitation material, made with or without the use of AI, pale in comparison.