It is hard to find reliable statistics, but a recent survey in Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Ireland and Iceland found that 24% of children who used the internet had experienced unwanted sexual attention.
Bērni un pusaudži var tikt konfrontēti ar pornogrāfiska, rasistiska vai vardarbīga rakstura saturu vai kļūt par potenciāliem pedofilu upuriem čata istabās, forumos vai tiešsaistes spēlēs, kur pedofili viegli var izlikties par kādu citu.