India ranks top in the list of Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM)
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In News:
In a global compilation of reports of Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) found online, India stands on top of the list, with 11.7% of the total reports followed by Pakistan, which contributes 6.8% of all reports.
Key takeaways:
The National Centre for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) urges people to report CSAM found online across the world annually, on their online platform CyberTipline.
Three of the top four countries were in South Asia, raising concerns about the online safety of children in the region.
Bangladesh comes in fourth with a share of 3.3%.
Important value additions:
The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC)
It is a private, nonprofit organization established in 1984 by the United States Congress.
NCMEC handles cases of missing or exploited children from infancy to young adults through age 20.
The NCMEC operates the CyberTipline which was established by Congress to process reports of child sexual exploitation.
Anyone can make a report to the CyberTipline but reporting is required for certain electronic service providers (ESP) who become aware of the presence of child pornography on their systems.
