Child Exploitation

• La U.S. Customs and Border Protection ha scoperto materiale di sfruttamento sessuale infantile su cinque navi da crociera a San Diego tra il 23 e il 25 aprile, portando alla detenzione di 28 membri dell'equipaggio, incluso il personale della Disney Magic. • Le autorità hanno revocato i visti e deportato i membri dell'equipaggio detenuti, mentre i passeggeri hanno assistito agli arresti con manette durante l'operazione di enforcement. • La scoperta rappresenta un significativo sforzo coordinato per combattere lo sfruttamento infantile nel settore delle navi da crociera.

Prosecutors drop two other charges against Jasper Jones author, 43, including allegations he produced child exploitation materialAward‑winning author Craig Silvey has pleaded guilty to possessing and distributing child exploitation material, while a charge that he produced such material has been dropped.Silvey, 43, was first charged in January after detectives from Western Australia police’s child abuse squad raided his Fremantle home, allegedly catching him communicating online with child exploitation offenders and seizing his electronic devices. Continue reading...

Experts say regulation of child influencers sits in a legal grey area as children promote products on social media#ToddlerSkincare: the ‘dark and exploitative’ world of children’s beauty videos on TikTokIn a TikTok video a young girl – her age anywhere between 10 and 15 – sits unboxing package after package of products she says were sent to her by skincare brands. She calls it a “PR haul”.In another video, a 16-year-old opens a box of products she received from a well known brand. She says: “I know I have younger people watching,” before reading out a note from the brand that says: “Can’t wait for you to share your thoughts.” Continue reading...