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Welcome to the Children of the Digital Age Blog

Here you can view our all of our Blogs. They contain news, advice and lots of information on a variety of categories. We look at many different aspects of Internet Safety, Online Privacy and Data Protection

Blog | Child on child sexual abuse | Image Based Abuse | Internet Safety Advice for Parents | Live stream sexual abuse and exploitation | Online Sexual Exploitation | Pornography | Sexting

MasterCard and Visa Abandon Mindgeek following Investigation.
ByChildren of the Digital Age 10 December 2020

Today Mastercard suddenly reveald that it would no longer process payments for Pornhub, one of the world’s most popular adult websites, after it found “unlawful content” on the platform.
This comes in the wake of serious allegations that Pornhub not only hosted sexual assault, revenge porn and child abuse, they monatised and profited from the content.

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Blog | Online Sexual Exploitation | Social Media

Stop sharing images of your children !!
ByChildren of the Digital Age 6 December 2020

Stop sharing images of your children on Social Media platforms. This is not new advice. It’s a message that has been repeatedly mentioned countless times. Yet a vast amount of parents continue to ignore this advice. Why is that?

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The Children of Pornhub
ByChildren of the Digital Age 5 December 20205 December 2020

The Children of Pornhub Why does Canada allow this company to profit off videos of exploitation and assault? By Nicholas Kristof Opinion Columnist New York Times Dec. 4, 2020 This article contains descriptions of sexual assault. Pornhub prides itself on being the cheery, winking face of naughty, the website that buys a billboard in Times…

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Fears of a ‘perfect storm’ for grooming and online sexual abuse of children
ByChildren of the Digital Age 4 December 2020

The UK Government is exploring new ways to tackle online grooming. Lockdown has created a “perfect storm” for abusers to coerce and exploit children into recording their own abuse.

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Blog | Online Sexual Exploitation

Parents oblivious, as number of children groomed online in the home increases exponentially
ByChildren of the Digital Age 3 December 2020

Child abuse experts are warning of about the growing trend of children being groomed online
This is occurring through the use of webcams and live streaming of children by sexual predators.
It has led to a sharp rise in the number of child sexual abusive content circulating online, since the beginning of the pandemic.

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“Something’s Not Right” Campaign launched in UK to address increase in Child Abuse
ByChildren of the Digital Age 3 December 2020

As further pandemic restrictions take effect in Britain, the UK Home Office has joined forces with charities including the NSPCC, Barnardo’s and The Children’s Society.

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Kid friendly tech, let us know about it !!
ByChildren of the Digital Age 2 December 2020

One thing all parents are actively looking out for is kid friendly tech. Products designed to protect their children online and their privacy.

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People discouraged from reporting Child Sexual Abuse content found online
ByChildren of the Digital Age 2 December 20202 December 2020

Failures to identify child sexual abuse material (CSAM) as a reporting option, difficult-to-locate menus, and requirements that discourage flagging illegal content, discourage reporting.

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Blog | Fake News

“The TRUTH is out there”, Trend Micro now helps ensure you find it
ByChildren of the Digital Age 2 December 20202 December 2020

There has been a significant increase in the amount of “fake news” and information regarding Covid19 vaccination. So it’s imperative for people to be able to access genuine content from reputable sources.

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Blog | Passwords

Are poor password habits making you vulnerable?
ByChildren of the Digital Age 2 December 20202 December 2020

As the world adapts to less face-to-face interaction and more virtual, it’s easy to become lazy with how we use online tools.

The most obvious example is our choice of password. One of the ways we’ve made it easy for threat actors to commit cybercrime is by using poorly created passwords. Are your password habit

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