article_snippet: Internet Watch Foundation sounded the alarm that younger and younger children are now posting photographs and videos online from younger and younger children
article_snippet: Teachers are to be issued new guidance this week to help children cope with the ‘unimaginable’ pressures of the modern digital age, including cyberbullying, sexting and ‘revenge porn’.
article_snippet: Claire Lilley, head of child online safety at the NSPCC, said: 'The truly worrying problem is the number of very young children who are being coerced into providing material which is almost certainly finishing-up in the hands of sex offenders. '
article_snippet: Many of sex offenders are primary school age and are being forced to commit acts which are at the most serious end of sexual abuse.
article_snippet: It's apparent some are being 'directed' to do things some find extremely distressing by strangers sitting at the other end of a webcam who will then no doubt pass on the material. '
article_snippet: Some older children may be willingly taking part in making sexually explicit videos because it might seem edgy or exciting.
article_snippet: Any young person concerned about their naked images and videos online can contact ChildLine on 0800 1111.
highlights_snippet: Internet Watch Foundation sounds alarm about younger children online .
  
highlights_snippet: Study examined almost 4,000 images and videos posted around the world .
  
highlights_snippet: Shocking photos include children in the UK putting themselves at risk .
  
highlights_snippet: Cases included a girl aged around seven exposing herself to webcam .