It is necessary to refresh the information corresponding to the prevention of crimes that threaten the health and integrity of children and adolescents. Aside from traditional crimes, today a large part of the younger segment of our society has a very high degree of interaction with digital environments. Whether from collaborative console games, internet browsing, or social networks; they are exposed and face serious dangers that could threaten their well-being, mainly the Cyberbullying, Grooming and Sextortion, inter alia.
In it Cyberbullying: the victim suffers abuse through digital meansbeing mockery, threats and/or humiliation, which leave serious damage to those who suffer from it. Grooming occurs when an adult person harasses (repeatedly stalks and harasses), in this case via the Internet or digital/technological means, a minor with the intention of committing sexual crimes, usually behind false electronic profiles, deceiving children or adolescents.
Sexting consists of sending messages, photos or videos with personal erotic and sexual contentvia mobile phone, instant messaging applications, social networks, emails, or other types of communication tools. Although this activity is not a crime in itself, the danger arises when this material is used by the recipient (or whoever intercepts it) for extortion purposes, setting up sextortion. Criminals take advantage of the victim’s shame and guilt to continue extorting and get whatever their twisted mind demands.
Finally, it is worth highlighting another very current and growing danger, which, although it does not correspond to harassment, its statistics are very worrying. It is Online gambling by minors, facilitated by technological devicesthe practice of which is very harmful when self-control is lost (digital gambling addiction).
Although gambling and betting are prohibited for minors under 18 years of age, Child and adolescent users manage to participate by creating fake profiles. This is difficult for companies and the State to control.
Today there is a legal framework that regulates the aforementioned crimes, even at the end of July this year, through Decree 710/2024. With it, the creation of the Artificial Intelligence Unit Applied to Security (UIAAS) to prevent, detect, investigate and prosecute cybercrimes and their connections, through the use of “AI”. This will allow patrolling social networks, applications and Internet sites, even in the “Dark Web”in order to investigate crimes and identify their perpetrators, as well as to detect possible situations that represent a serious risk to security.
The correct implementation and development of this measure could actively collaborate in investigations, optimizing the times of identification, capture and dismantling of persons or organizations that carry out the crimes described above. Likewise,There are parental controls, technological tools that allow you to digitally restrict or block inappropriate content, on platforms and operating systems.
The primary and most important protection is dialogue and adult controlwhether they are family members, guardians, teachers, and all those who are in contact with the children. It is essential to have knowledge of what they do and who they contact through digital means.and be alert to any behavior (especially emotional or attitudinal) that indicates that you may be dealing with a victim of these or other crimes.
Source: Ambito
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