Zuckerberg, Musk, answer me this: what about the child abuse scandal playing out online? | Susanna Rustin

Group-based child sex offences ( 83% in 2023 ) are committed by white men, although some areas have a problem with gangs of mainly Pakistani -heritage abusers.

Andy Burnham , the Greater Manchester mayor, added his voice to those calling for a new inquiry into child sexual exploitation.

It would be a colossal misjudgment for ministers to ignore the role of the internet in propagating sexual abuse and exploitation.

Evidence points to such abuse ballooning in 21st-century online spaces, says Susanna Rustin .

A disturbing volume of such offences are now committed by children themselves.