Commentary: Rates of non-disclosure varied across the four regions included in this analysis, ranging from an average of 31 per cent in Eastern and Southern Africa to 46 per cent in Latin America and the Caribbean. In every region a substantial proportion of children who were subjected to technology-facilitated child sexual exploitation and abuse did not tell anyone about what had happened. These findings demonstrate that non-disclosure is a widespread challenge that cuts across diverse cultural and geographic contexts. Regional differences should be interpreted with caution. The estimates are from specific participating countries within each region rather than all countries, and data were collected during different time periods. Differences in disclosure are likely influenced by a range of contextual factors including social norms, children’s awareness of what constitutes abuse, trust in adults, availability of support services and perceptions of whether disclosure will result in a helpful response. The consistently high levels of non-disclosure across all regions highlight the importance of strengthening child-friendly pathways for disclosure and support. Creating environments in which children recognize technology-facilitated child sexual exploitation and abuse, know where to seek help and feel confident they will be believed and supported is critical to improving both prevention and response. Finding: “When asked why they did not disclose exploitation and abuse to anyone, children most often pointed to a lack of clear support pathways, saying they did not know where to go or who to tell. Feelings of embarrassment were also a significant barrier, alongside perceptions that the incident was not serious enough to report. Some children expressed a desire to keep the experience private and not have anyone else know, while others said they did not care enough about what happened to share it with anyone.” Table overview: Table A17 presents the most common barriers to disclose of technologyfacilitated child sexual exploitation and abuse instances, using data from both rounds of the Disrupting Harm study. The table presents the top five reported reasons for non-disclosure by country, with the average percentage across countries presented at the end of the table. As children could select more than one reason, percentages do not sum to 100 per cent. Table A17: Percentage of most commonly reported reasons why children did not disclose instances of technology-facilitated child sexual exploitation and abuse, by country (2020–2025). Through Children’s Eyes Appendix 83