Images of children posted online 'being used for sexual purposes'

Concerns are being raised about online sales of sexualised images of children, either uploaded voluntarily to social networks or extorted from minors.

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Europol is warning parents that pictures they post of their children online may be used by people for sexual purposes.

The report interviewed 18 experts in child sexual exploitation - including from Ireland.

"Parents also need to be aware of the existence of social network profiles [which] can access and use photos of people’s offspring from their own profiles for less than innocent purposes," the report warns.