Colombia is the largest producer and consumer of child pornography in Latin America on Tuesday announced the country’s minister of communications.
“Today we use the internet for everything, our children are there, and we do our shopping and leave our contact details on the [internet]. Unfortunately, there is little awareness about responsible and careful use of the Internet,” said Minister Maria Carolina Hoyos.
According to the latest Norton cybercrime report in Colombia, 77 percent of adults on the Internet have been the victim of a cybercrime, and 50 percent of users have been victims of cybercrime on social networks.
The Minister also announced that Colombia has already removed 5,300 websites that contained inappropriate content.
The Ministry of Information Technology and Communications is the national executive ministry of the Government of Colombia that is responsible for overseeing the information and communication technologies, telecommunications and broadcasting industries.
