{"id":217216,"date":"2022-12-05T20:47:39","date_gmt":"2022-12-05T15:17:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=217216"},"modified":"2022-12-05T20:47:39","modified_gmt":"2022-12-05T15:17:39","slug":"traffickers-are-moving-online-in-search-of-victims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/traffickers-are-moving-online-in-search-of-victims\/","title":{"rendered":"Traffickers are moving online in search of victims"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Source<\/strong>&#8211; The post is based on the article <strong>\u201cTraffickers are moving online in search of victims\u201d <\/strong>published in <strong>The Hindu <\/strong>on <strong>5th December 2022<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Syllabus: <\/strong>GS3- Challenges to internal security,. GS2- Vulnerable sections<\/p>\n<p><strong>Relevance<\/strong>&#8211; Issue of trafficking<\/p>\n<p><strong>News<\/strong>&#8211; The article explains the issue of use of online mediums for trafficking of children and women.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>What are the new mechanisms used by traffickers?<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Due to Covid-19 restrictions over the past two years, traffickers are using <strong>online classrooms, gaming platforms, matrimonial sites, dating apps<\/strong> and even <strong>loan apps<\/strong> for potential victims.<\/p>\n<p>According to the US based <strong>National Center for Missing and Exploited children&#8217;s Cyber tipline report for 2021<\/strong>, India reports 4.69 million reports of online abuse of children. It is the highest of any country.<\/p>\n<p>A study shows that 44% of respondents started using internet after outbreak of Covid-19<\/p>\n<h5><strong>How children and women are abused through online mediums? <\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>The study conducted by <strong>Space2Glow and Cyber Peace Foundation<\/strong> shows that among those who felt uncomfortable during online interactions, 8% relented to sender requests after repeatedly saying no to them. These are at serious risk of abuse.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>modus operandi<\/strong> of operators ranging from luring somebody through relationships, blackmailing them by morphing their social media photographs and offering loans which are difficult to pay back in cash.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Child grooming<\/strong> which encompasses access and isolation, trust building, desensitization, and forcing them into trafficking are tactics used by abusers.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>What is the way forward to stop trafficking? <\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>There is a need for <strong>better awareness<\/strong> among women and children.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Better training <\/strong>of law enforcement agencies and technology platforms are required.<\/p>\n<p>There is a need for <strong>capability building<\/strong> of law enforcement officials.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Legal deterrence<\/strong> through enhanced detection mechanisms for online and human interface is required.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source&#8211; The post is based on the article \u201cTraffickers are moving online in search of victims\u201d published in The Hindu on 5th December 2022. Syllabus: GS3- Challenges to internal security,. GS2- Vulnerable sections Relevance&#8211; Issue of trafficking News&#8211; The article explains the issue of use of online mediums for trafficking of children and women. 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