During the first nine months of the year, Save the Children’s advisory body DeleteIt received 1454 inquiries about digital violations of children and young people.
That is more inquiries than in the whole of last year combined, where the number was 1319.
This is stated by Save the Children in a press release.
Many of the inquiries are about extortion, cheating or outright threats to share intimate photos of oneself.
According to psychologist at Save the Children Ane Lemche, the increase hopefully means that awareness of DeleteIt has increased.
– But we also know that there is a dark figure among children and young people. We know that there is probably someone in every school class who has somehow experienced something online that is unpleasant.
She explains that young people often react with anger, frustration, but also a sense of shame.
– We always emphasize first of all that it is not their fault. It’s because someone has lured them, teased them or forced them into something.
– Then we explain that there are often more solutions than you think. The Delete It advice can often help in trying to get the material removed online. We can also advise on how to get social media to pillage illegal material, she explains.
To focus on the problem, Save the Children is launching the “Another Choice” campaign.
Source: The Nordic Page