"Sex offenders know that social media offer new opportunities for contacting children and forming friendships with them. They have also realised how simple it is to take pictures and make videos of sexual abuse and share them with other people with the same sexual interests. Digital information technology and social media add new aspects to our understanding of how sexual abuse takes place and how it affects victims. It is necessary for all practitioners working with children and young people to have knowledge of this field. All types of sexual abuse are shameful and taboo-ridden. Consequently, children and young people who feel unhappy need to be asked directly how negative online encounters have affected them. However, the dialogue with them must proceed with an understanding of ow demeaning, intimidating and traumatic such experiences can be, including when living through them on the internet. Save the Children Denmark has compiled this anthology with the latest knowledge in a field that is in constant flux and full of professional challenges." (Back cover)