


Ĭyber-, as a combining form, is defined as 'connected with electronic communication networks, especially the internet.' Sex trafficking is human trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation, including sexual slavery. New legislation combating cybersex trafficking is needed in the twenty-first century. They have also implemented training seminars held to teach law enforcement, prosecutors, and other authorities, as well as NGO workers, to combat the crime and provide trauma-informed aftercare service. Some governments have initiated advocacy and media campaigns that focus on awareness of the crime. The transnational nature and global scale of cybersex trafficking necessitate a united response by the nations, corporations, and organizations of the world to reduce incidents of the crime protect, rescue, and rehabilitate victims and arrest and prosecute the perpetrators. It has also been facilitated by the use of software, encrypted communication systems, and network technologies that are constantly evolving, as well as the growth of international online payment systems with wire transfer services and cryptocurrencies that hide the transactor's identities. It has surged from the world-wide expansion of telecommunications and global proliferation of the internet and smartphones, particularly in developing countries. It is a billion-dollar, illicit industry that was brought on with the Digital Age and is connected to globalization. Millions of reports of cybersex trafficking are sent to authorities annually. The technology to detect all incidents of the live streaming crime has not been developed yet.

There is no data about the magnitude of cybersex trafficking in the world. The computer-mediated communication images produced during the crime are a type of rape pornography or child pornography that is filmed and broadcast in real time and can be recorded. Women, children, and people in poverty are particularly vulnerable to coerced internet sex. It is often a commercialized, cyber form of forced prostitution. Victims are frequently ordered to watch the paying live distant consumers or purchasers on shared screens and follow their commands.

There, victims are forced to perform sexual acts on themselves or other people in sexual slavery or raped by the traffickers or assisting assaulters in live videos. Victims are transported by traffickers to 'cybersex dens', which are locations with webcams and internet-connected devices with live streaming software. Ĭybersex trafficking is distinct from other sex crimes.
