2025-04-21 14:00
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2025-04-21 14:00
The authors of every third pornographic material published on the internet, which was lodged in the fighting sexual abuse in the network of the Dutch offlimits Foundation, were the children themselves. Ok 75 percent The children who created and published materials were under 12 years old – said this foundation, emphasizing that this is a very “disturbing trend”.
In 2024, over 127,000 went to the Foundation. reports on child pornography. Concerned over 230 thousand addresses containing content related to the sexual abuse of minors. Of this number 74 thousand The addresses contained materials created by the children themselves – emphasized the NL Times portal on Thursday.
Offlimits announced that the percentage of children aged 6 to 9 was “disturbingly”.
Images made by children consist of photos or films of their own genitals and breasts or posing in a “sexual pose”. The images have been recorded using a computer camera or phone and shared online – explained the NL Times.
Madeleine Van der Bruggen from the Offlimits Foundation emphasized that the phenomenon is very disturbing. “The child could take these photos, but they were widespread without permission or secretly recorded. The photos could be taken under the influence of encouragement, pressure, coercion, blackmail or threat on the part of an adult. Very little is known about this topic” – she added.
Already in 2023, the Foundation noticed that there are many photos taken by minors in circulation, in which very small children are often immortalized, and in 2024 she began to collect full data on this subject. The foundation decided that the facts are alarming and it is necessary to conduct research.
“We want to get more information on the nature, scale and influence (these images) and determine the image of children, their parents and perpetrators who urge to create (pornographic) materials. We need to know more about this topic to be able to prevent future victimization,” said Van der Bruggen. (PAP)
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