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Changemakers Award (The Smile of the Child) - Pioneers in SDGs Awards 2023
Journalists and Writers Foundation JWFCHANGEMAKERS AWARD WINNER (2) 2023 Country: Greece Organization: The Smile of the Child Project: Risks of Attracting Minors through Social Media Applications Representative: Piji Protopsaltis "The Smile of the Child" conducted research on risks faced by minors on anonymous chat and social media platforms. Through the use of fictional underage profiles, students interacted with adults and discovered that 16% of these interactions involved sexualization or grooming. Disturbingly, one out of every six conversations with adults, with an average age of 41, posed harm to children, underscoring the cRead moreShow less
CHANGEMAKERS AWARD WINNER (2) 2023
Country: Greece
Organization: The Smile of the Child
Project: Risks of Attracting Minors through Social Media Applications
Representative: Piji Protopsaltis
Website: https://www.hamogelo.gr/gr/en/
"The Smile of the Child" conducted research on risks faced by minors on anonymous chat and social media platforms. Through the use of fictional underage profiles, students interacted with adults and discovered that 16% of these interactions involved sexualization or grooming. Disturbingly, one out of every six conversations with adults, with an average age of 41, posed harm to children, underscoring the critical issue of child protection in the online environment.
Country: Greece
Organization: The Smile of the Child
Project: Risks of Attracting Minors through Social Media Applications
Representative: Piji Protopsaltis
Website: https://www.hamogelo.gr/gr/en/
"The Smile of the Child" conducted research on risks faced by minors on anonymous chat and social media platforms. Through the use of fictional underage profiles, students interacted with adults and discovered that 16% of these interactions involved sexualization or grooming. Disturbingly, one out of every six conversations with adults, with an average age of 41, posed harm to children, underscoring the critical issue of child protection in the online environment.
