Legal Challenges in Protecting Children from Online Violence and Exploitation

Abstract

Challenge law in Child protection from online violence and exploitation is a serious problem in this digital era. Although many countries have implemented laws to protect children from online violence and exploitation legal challenges remain. A lot of content is intentionally or unknowingly violent and exploitative to child through negative content. Meanwhile, various social media platforms often become places where such content is uploaded. Normative or juridical-normative research aims to understand the urgency of legal protection against child exploitation through content distributed on social media. Asking or using children to create content on social media can give rise to indications or have an impact as a form of violence and exploitation of children online. Result of research to overcome this challenge, government collaboration very necessary to develop a consistent and effective legal framework. In addition, innovation in law enforcement technology is needed to track and arrest online criminals. Additionally, strong education on digital awareness is also an important part of the solution, equipping children with the knowledge and skills to identify and protect themselves from online dangers.