(The Christian Post) The share of minors ages 9-12 who are sharing self-generated nude images online more than doubled in 2020, and advocates involved in combatting online child sex abuse are worried about the trend, a new study shows.
The report, titled “Self-Generated Child Sexual Abuse Material: Youth Attitudes and Experiences in 2020,” was released last month by Thorn, an organization dedicated to combating online child sexual abuse.
The research was conducted through a 20-minute online survey from Oct. 26 to Nov. 12, 2020, in conjunction with a parallel study of caregiver attitudes and behaviors. Some 2,002 children from across the United States participated in the study, with 742 from the 9-12 age group and 1,260 teenagers from age 13-17.