¿Cuál es el impacto de las redes sociales en niños y adolescentes?

Las redes sociales, aunque son beneficiosas para la comunicación, representan riesgos como la explotación sexual, sextorsión y ciberacoso, especialmente para niños y adolescentes.

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En los últimos años, la inteligencia artificial (IA) se ha utilizado para crear fotos íntimas falsas de menores, contribuyendo al aumento de estafas y explotación en línea.

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Los niños suelen obtener su primer celular a los 10 años, mucho antes de lo recomendado por expertos y los depredadores en línea acorralan a los menores para obtener imágenes inapropiadas en cuestión de minutos.

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Alrededor del 40% de niños y adolescentes experimentan problemas de interacción en redes, lo que puede llevar a consecuencias graves como depresión.

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Un estudio de WeProtect Global Alliance evidenció la velocidad con la que los abusadores pueden captar a menores en entornos digitales.

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Según el informe, “estos depredadores son capaces de acorralar a sus víctimas en conversaciones de alto riesgo en tan solo 19 segundos desde el primer mensaje, con un tiempo medio de captación de 45 minutos”.

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En casos de ciberacoso o filtración de imágenes íntimas, los especialistas advierten que la clave es no culpar a los niños y actuar de manera constructiva para protegerlos.

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