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On the Internet, child pornography and the invitation of children for sexual purposes are the most prominent cyber crimes, and distribution of obscene materials is the most under prosecuted cyber crime. Lenience of the sex trade around the world has resulted in increased prostitution, sex tourism, and pornography.
More Opportunities Than Ever For Internet Traffickers
Websites like Craigslist and Facebook have been hotbeds of child trafficking around the world, allowing one of the world's most heinous crimes flourish virtually unchecked. Craigslist has been under fire by law enforcement officials across the nation almost since its inception due to the effortlessness by which it connects sex offenders to its victims. The site's founders have responded to some of the complaints. Last year, Craigslist removed its "erotic services" section and replaced it with "adult services," where posting an ad costs $10. Unfortunately, Craigslist, Facebook and ChatRoulette.com can claim to be immune from liability because of Section 230 of the 1996 Communications Decency Act. This piece of legislation provides exemption from liability for owners and users of websites which content provided by others. Regardless of what happens with these websites, with the ability to launch a new site in literally minutes and the prevalence of social networking and chat sites, trafficking children via the web will continue to be a problem.
Contributing Factors To The Trafficking Children Pandemic
There are many contributing factors that are leading to the growth of child trafficking. One main cause of this pandemic is stemmed from the sex entertainment industry. Many victims of human trafficking are forced to work in this industry or prostitution. The primary factor is the demand for pornography from pedophiles and others who are constantly craving more. Some consider pornography the number one driver of child sex exploitation. Oftentimes, children are forced to act out scenes in hard-core movies for paying customers. With relatively minor legal deterrents in place, the desire to feed their addiction is causing more people to take part in this illegal industry. According to child trafficking statistics from an NBC Report, an estimated $200,000 is made off just one girl every single year. A report from the U.S. Department of Justice states that approximately 300,000 children are at risk for child slavery and sexual exploitation every year; this epidemic equates to a multi-billion dollar industry right here in the United States. According to UNICEF, an estimated 2.5 million children are exploited throughout the world. After trafficking drugs human trafficking is the second largest business world-wide. The industry accumulates around 12 billion dollars a year.
U.S. Government Joins The Domestic Response
The United States government began implementing policies against human trafficking in 1998. In 2001, the first report from the U.S. State Department was released on the issue of human trafficking. Their goal was to bring awareness throughout the world to the issue of child slavery. In her introduction to the 2009 Trafficking in Persons Report, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said that bringing an end to the trafficking of people is a priority for the United States because of the value on human rights that we hold. Within the report, they point out specific countries that need to step up their role in bringing an end to the global trade of humans. As the State Department works to unite the world on this issue, the Department of Health and Human Services as well as the Department of Justice has stepped up their efforts to bring awareness to the United States and implement policy on trafficking children.
Non-Profit Organizations Raise Support To Attack Trafficking Children
Many non-profit organizations throughout the world have joined the fight against child slavery. Many choose to try and rescue those victimized by the crime. While they are effective in helping many victims, even more children are victimized every day. The U.S. State Department's report notes that an effective strategy to bringing an end to trafficking children must address the demand side of the issue as well. As a result, a handful o non-profit organizations help raise support to combat child sexual predators. SCTNow is a non-profit focused on ending the demand of child trafficking and assisting local authorities in the prosecution of predators. Additionally, they support special operative agents to compile information on child traffickers globally that will be used to convict child sex buyers.
How Can You Help?
There are many ways to respond and act against sex trafficking online:
* Send letters to the founder of Craigslist, Facebook, etc. asking for a commitment to reducing human trafficking and sexual exploitation of children on their sites.
* Sign petitions advocating for change on sites that turn a blind eye to child trafficking.
* Spread the word on your social networks and link to articles or any other resource you find about this epidemic.
* Report inappropriate websites that exploit children to http://www.asacp.org.
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