The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has urged parents and caregivers to closely monitor their children’s online activities and maintain open communication with them to protect young internet users from Online Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (OCSEA).
In a cybersecurity advisory issued by its Computer Emergency Readiness and Response Team (CERRT), the agency warned that while expanding internet access is creating new opportunities for learning and communication, it is also exposing children to online predators who exploit social media, gaming platforms, messaging applications and other digital services.
NITDA described OCSEA as the use of internet platforms to exploit, abuse or manipulate children through activities including grooming, sextortion, the sharing of child sexual abuse material and coercing minors into producing or sharing sexual content.
The agency said parents play a critical role in safeguarding children online and should encourage open conversations that allow young people to report suspicious online encounters
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