At least four percent of Malaysian children between the ages of 12 and 17 were found to have been subjected to online sexual exploitation and abuse in a study conducted between 2017 and 2019.

The study was carried out by the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) and its partners. A report based on the study called ‘Disrupting Harm in Malaysia’ was released this afternoon.

It was revealed that the exploitation includes being blackmailed to...