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Dealing with cyber-procuring and online sexual exploitation

Online prostitution is a booming industry. Escorting agencies, directories of escorting advertisements, and “adult” or “massages” sections on online advertising sites prosper, and more or less explicit meeting proposals develop on dating sites, forums linked to sexuality… Faced with this explosion of cyber-procuring, countries are reinforcing their penal policies, adopting new laws and implementing new prevention actions related to risks on the Internet. However, we need to go further: mobilize social networks, held liable sites gaining profit from these activities… Real governance is yet to be constructed.