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\"\" The Internet has considerably changed the way that children interact with the world. They have access to a lot of information, tools to express their creativity, and people from all over the world. Yet along with offering a fascinating, new way to connect with the world, the Internet also offers new risks. A study carried out in Ghana with the support of UNICEF on the risks and opportunities related to child online practices revealed that 7 out of 10 children\/adolescents use the internet for learning. However, the same study reports 4 out of 10 children \/adolescents interviewed said they don\u2019t feel safe when they are online and 3 in 10 children \/adolescents had experienced something that bothered or upset them while online.<\/div>\n
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Child Online Protection is an initiative established by\u00a0International Telecommunication Union (ITU)<\/a>\u00a0to promote awareness of child safety in the online world and to develop practical tools to assist governments, industry and educators. It includes the measures put in place to protect children from violence, abuse and exploitation within the online space while promoting the benefits of the use of the internet for children.<\/p>\n

Risks children are exposed via the\u00a0<\/strong>internet.<\/b><\/p>\n

Cyberbullying<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bullying is the repeated and deliberate use of aggression and power to cause physical pain or emotional distress. It can be verbal or physical (hitting, punching, pushing etc.) use unpleasant and humiliating or threatening gestures, or use social coercion and social exclusion, or any combination of these.<\/p>\n

Cyberbullying<\/strong>\u00a0or\u00a0online bullying<\/strong> is bullying using technologies, particularly over the internet or via mobile or gaming networks. Some of the activities which may be termed as cyber bullying include intimidating and threatening to injure someone or his\/her family\u2019s reputation, being called mean names and posting rumors or sexual remarks about someone, making someone do something bad or illegal and stalking, that is tracking someone or collecting information about them and their activities. Victims may have lower self-esteem, and a variety of emotional responses, including being scared, frustrated, angry, and depressed.<\/p>\n

Online Sexual Exploitation<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sexual abuse is engaging in implicit or explicit sexual acts with a child or forcing a child to engage in sexual acts alone or with another person of any age of the same or opposite sex. Sexual abuse does not always involve physical contact but can also include non-physical contact such as involving children in watching sexual activities, encouraging children to behave in sexually explicit ways and exposing them to inappropriate sexual material. Children in exploitative situations or relationships are offered or receive something such as gifts, money or just attention or affection as a result of performing sexual activities with them.<\/p>\n

Online Sexual Exploitation<\/strong>\u00a0happens when, a child or young person is persuaded or forced to<\/p>\n