Japanese police reported a record 122,806 suspected child abuse cases in 2023, marking a 6.1 percent increase from the previous year, raising concerns over the phenomenon of child abuse in Japan

Roblox, the widely popular online gaming platform, was banned in Turkiye last week, a decision that has intensified discussions on digital freedom and content moderation practices within the country.

Since the Covid-19 pandemic, police records in England and Wales have shown significant increases in rape, sexual assaults, and abuse incidents involving young children.

Child safety advocates and AI researchers have long warned about the potential misuse of generative AI, which could exacerbate the proliferation of child sexual abuse material.

Germany's Bundestag has voted to amend the Criminal Code, effectively reducing the severity of penalties for the possession of child sexual abuse materials.