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STORY: UNICEF/ ONLINE SEXUAL ABUSE
TRT: 01:26
SOURCE: UNICEF
RESTRICTIONS: EMBARGOED UNTIL 7 JUNE 2016, 00:01 GMT
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: MARCH 2016
FILE- MARCH 2016, PHILIPPINES
1. Various shots, children using computers in cyber café
2. Various shots, schoolgirls using cell phone
FILE- MARCH 2016
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Clara Sommarin, Child Protection Specialist, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF):
“While before we have thought that most of the children are vulnerable to online violence and abuse in high income countries because they perhaps have a laptop or a smartphone, we know now that this is actually not true, that children in very low resource settings and communities are equally vulnerable.”
FILE- MARCH 2016, MADAGASCAR
7. Med shot, two children use cell phone
8. Wide shot, young woman uses cell phone
9. Wide shot, young men talk and use cell phones
10. Med shot, two young men look at cell phone
11. Med shot, young woman uses cell phone while walking
FILE- MARCH 2016, BRAZIL
12. Close up, girl uses cell phone
13. Med shot, girl and her friend using their phones
14. Various shots, cell phone
A new UNICEF study showed eight out of ten 18-year-olds believe young people are in danger of being sexually abused or taken advantage of online, and more than five out of 10 think friends participate in risky behaviours while using the internet.
The study titled “Perils and Possibilities: Growing up online” is based on an international opinion poll of more than 10,000 18-year-olds from 25 countries, revealing young people’s perspectives on the risks they face growing up in an increasingly connected world.
UNICEF said one in three internet users is a child. The new report finds that adolescents appear confident with their own ability to stay safe, with nearly 90 per cent of interviewees believing they can avoid online dangers. Approximately six out of 10 said meeting new people online is either somewhat or very important to them, but only 36 per cent strongly believe they can tell when people are lying about who they are online.
More than two-thirds of girls, 67 per cent strongly agree they would be worried if they received sexual comments or requests over the internet, this compares to 47 per cent of boys. When online threats do occur, more adolescents turn to friends than parents or teachers, but less than half strongly agree they know how to help a friend facing an online risk.
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