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  "id": 5308424,
  "title": "20m children suffered online sexual abuse: UNICEF",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/20m-children-suffered-online-sexual-abuse-unicef",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-03T10:42:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Times",
    "slug": "daily-times",
    "url": "https://dailytimes.com.pk/1547503/20m-children-suffered-online-sexual-abuse-unicef/"
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  "account": null,
  "summary": "The 20m children suffered online sexual abuse report has highlighted a growing threat to children using digital platforms. UNICEF estimates that around 20 million children across 21 countries faced sexual exploitation or abuse online within one year. More than one in five internet-using children aged 12 to 17 experienced at least one form of abuse. […]",
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        "outlet": "DW News",
        "title": "1 in 5 youths targeted by online sexual abuse, UNICEF finds",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/1-in-5-youths-targeted-by-online-sexual-abuse-unicef-finds",
        "published": "2026-09-03T00:05:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Thaiger",
        "title": "1 in 5 children face child sexual abuse online: UNICEF",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/1-in-5-children-face-child-sexual-abuse-online-unicef",
        "published": "2026-09-03T07:32:07.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "AllAfrica",
        "title": "Africa: 1 in 5 Children Across 21 Countries Have Experienced Tech-Facilitated Sexual Exploitation and Abuse - Unicef",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/africa-1-in-5-children-across-21-countries-have-experienced-tech",
        "published": "2026-09-03T08:37:06.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "GBC Ghana",
        "title": "Millions of children face online sexual abuse globally, UNICEF warns",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/millions-of-children-face-online-sexual-abuse-globally-unicef-warns",
        "published": "2026-09-03T09:34:53.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Capital FM Kenya",
        "title": "More than 1 in 4 Kenyan children subjected to tech-facilitated sexual abuse — UNICEF",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/more-than-1-in-4-kenyan-children-subjected-to-tech-facilitated-sexual",
        "published": "2026-09-03T12:08:33.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}