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Online child exploitation spiked during lockdowns. Police worry it's here to stay

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Police say child exploitation cases in B.C. almost quadrupled from 2021 to 2023 .

Statistics Canada says the rate of online child sexual exploitation reported to police rose by 58 per cent from 2019 to 2022.

The RCMP ’s National Child Exploitation Crime Centre reported that from April 1, 2023, to March 31, 2024 , it received 118,162 reports.

The Online Harms Bill covers seven types of harms, from non-consensual sharing of intimate images to content that can be used to bully a child.

The Canadian Centre for Child Protection has been advocating for the adoption of the bill.

In the absence of national legislation, province’s have filled the void.

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