According to the annual report published by Internet Watch Foundation / IWF, the number of images of cruelty with children located in the member states of the European Union is increasing.
The last report showed that 62 percent of the web pages that were identified by IWF in 2024 and contained materials of sexual violence against children were controlled in the EU country. Accordingly, the Netherlands, more than 83,000 URL in the world with the most widely used place.
Bulgaria, Romania, Lithuania and Poland became the next three European countries. The amount of content of four countries was increased.
In general, more than 291 thousand messages contain images of sexual violence against children, which is a record level.
“Children around the world need more help than ever before,” said the temporary general director of IWF Derek Ray Hill.
“These figures show the desperate need for the EU legislation in order to fight sexual violence against children on the Internet, and the EU member states must get together and act as calls in order to take measures on this issue.”
Europe is a driving force of demand
While most children in the material from 7 to 10 years are observed from 11 to 13 years.
According to the report, little girls were considered almost four times more than boys.
IWF also said that there is an increase in the content produced using artificial intelligence, and approximately 39 percent of them depict the most extreme examples of operation.
In the report on the International Mission of Justice and Laboratory of Law of the University of Nottingham in 2023, it was shown that about half a million children were subjected to sexual violence and exploited for the production of content.
Protect all the children from the transport (Pact) Director General of Laurie Cohen to interpret Euronews results with the following in the statement: “This is abuse of children, children to participate in sexual violence over 15 euros to participate in the United States, Australia, Australia, Canada and Europe,” he said.
The technological coalition, which collects more than 40 companies, discovered more than 7,000 materials in 2024, according to the annual report of the Lantern of Sexual Operation of Children.
Coalition, Discord, Meta and Nintendo calculate the platforms.
“Only in 2024 we saw that vehicles such as images and videos were accepted more widely for more active identification and removal of these materials in 2024, Sean Litton, President and General Director, said Sean.
“Large technological companies should be responsible for quick and effective viewing and raising their materials of sexual violence for children,” Cohen said: “Large technological companies.”
Expected legislation in the EU
Since the EU is based on 2011, the current legal framework is in the midst of legislation to prevent and fight sexual violence against the online resort.
In February 2024, the commission submitted a proposal to expand the scale of crimes, for example, to expand the content created by artificial intelligence for the implementation of more stringent fines and strengthening judicial persecution.
However, Digital rights such as children’s protection and confidentiality Discussions about the balance between him also broke out.
The proposal is currently being discussed in the European parliament and council.