KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 25 -- Non-consensual sexual content - from sextortion to coerced or self-generated intimate images involving minors - is now the most severe online harm faced by children in Malaysia, Unicef revealed, warning that most young victims never report what happened to them.

Speaking to Malay Mail at the Asean ICT Forum on Child Protection, Unicef Malaysia deputy representative Sanja Saranovic said sexualised online abuse has overtaken bullying and scams as the most damaging threat to children, yet remains the least likely to be disclosed.

"There was a clear mapping of harms presented today and non-consensual sexual content is number one," she said.

"Even if minors record sexual content consensually, consent doesn't count b...