More and more sexual predators for minors use dating applications, according to a study
Men who commit sexual crimes against minors Almost four times more likely to use dating platforms This is not criminals, according to a new study conducted by the International Child Safety Institute. According to the study conclusions, nearly two -thirds of the men who They were sexually assaulted by children They use dating platforms, and more than one in five criminals use daily applications.
The investigation, which was implemented on a sample of 5,000 men in the United Kingdom, discovered the United States and Australia 11.5 % of the survey men admitted that sexual feelings Towards children and this 11 % admitted sexual crimes against minors.
He also asked men If they are qualified online behavior of sexual assault on children, To any of all nine men in the United States they answered yes, compared to 7 % of the UK and 7.5 % of Australian men. The researchers described the world “pandemic” Exploitation and sexual assault of minors on the InternetWarning that it affects more than 300 million children every year.
This revelation arrives at a time when the European Commission submitted proposals to Update legislation on sexual assault on childrenExpand the current framework of voluntary detection of ill -treatment.
Appointment applications lack sufficient protection measures
The controversial issue in particular was the potential survey of the final communications. Nowadays, companies are allowed online A sign of illegal images under a temporary exemption from the law E -Union E -Union E -Union, however This exemption will end in April 2026.
Professor Michael Salter, a joint author of the report, confirms that the requests They lack sufficient measures to protect minorsWhich is afraid that these lakes will be used by the aggressors to attack the only parents and their children.
“There is no reason to make user identification methods that we have in other sectors, such as banking and gambling, It should also not be adopted by appointment platforms“, He said”. Likewise, there are a number of IA tools and systems It can refer to the problematic words and conversations that should be used. “
As for recommendations, Salter request More strict verification measures In applications, including compulsory identity controls, the tools needed to detect predators such as the language of preparation, but they also mean referring to suspicious messaging patterns.
“Sexual and sexual exploitation and exploitation A global state of emergency for public health Which requires urgent measures. Deby Fry, director of Chelse Light Data, who is also a professor at Edinburgh University, said.
A phenomenon that can be prevented, not inevitable
Fry called on the focus on “pre -emptive prevention strategies that deal with the basic determinants of abuse, including Financial ecosystems Researchers from the technology that supports them added. They benefit from sexual assault facilitation Technology They participate in their perpetuation, because abuse traffic is also a source of advertising income.
According to the report, men who committed sexual crimes against minors are More vulnerable to possessing and using encrypted currencies, As well as buying sexual content online. As for their social and economic history, experts have discovered that a large percentage of men was seen as trustworthy, because many had a high level of education, they lived in homes where there were children or worked in jobs where they were in contact with the children.
