Overview
- The Interior Ministry’s cyber unit reports a 120% increase in minors harmed by cybercrimes over the first nine months of 2025.
- Duma youth policy chair Artyom Metelev says a draft law has been prepared to build systemic programs targeting internet‑enabled offenses.
- Officials argue the current federal prevention framework does not treat online crimes against children as a separate area and lacks a single nationwide program.
- Metelev estimates that roughly 40% of crimes against minors are linked to cyber offenses across games, social networks and messaging platforms.
- The Interior Ministry issued guidance for parents that stresses open communication, shared online activities, use of parental controls, basic cyber hygiene and limited‑limit bank cards for children’s purchases.