South African researchers have sounded the alarm over the spread of child pornographic material on social media platforms. The Center for Analytics and Behavioral Change recently released a new report that looked into the distribution and sale of material in the country. Listen to the full interview here
Smile 90.4FM The Honest Truth with Benito Vergotine, Uncovers how mainstream platforms have become enablers of child exploitation, with senior researcher at the Center for Analytics and Behavioral Change, Kyle Jansen. Listen to the full interview here
This report exposes how child sexual abuse material is openly traded on major platforms like X, Telegram, and WhatsApp. The investigation reveals networks using “menus” and price tags, with X’s own AI even recommending abusive accounts. The findings demand urgent, systemic action from platforms to protect children. Read full report
Researcher Kyle Jenssen from The Center for Analytics and Behavioral Change joins Smile 90.4FM The Honest Truth to confront a harrowing truth, how digital platforms by design are enabling child predators and driving a surge in online exploitation.
A new report by the Center for Analytics and Behavioral Change has raised serious concerns about child predation on social media.
The Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change (CABC), which has revealed deeply troubling narratives and trends regarding child sexual exploitation, teenage pregnancy, and the normalisation of predatory behaviour toward minors on social media platforms,
The new report by the Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change (CABC), which has revealed deeply troubling narratives and trends regarding child sexual exploitation, teenage pregnancy, and the normalisation of predatory behaviour toward minors on social media platforms, has raised concern and been labelled “chilling”. Read the full article
The Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change (CABC) last week released a report titled The State of Child Predation Online, which analyses online discourse and digital behaviour that reveal how harmful narratives and exploitative content targeting children are spreading across social media platforms. The behaviour was tracked from June 2024 to May 2025. Read the full article
By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel – Concerns have been raised for the safety of young girls using social media platforms. This after a recently released report by The Centre for Analytics and Behavioral Change – called “The State of Child Predation on South African Social Media” highlighted a term used by predators. Listen to the …
This report examines online child and teenager predation in South Africa from the period of 1 June 2024 to 31 May 2025. It seeks to understand perspectives about dating and age-related patterns; teenage pregnancy and intergenerational dating; as well as the perpetuation of child pornography, child fantasy and/or content sexualizing minor children. Read full report
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