Technological advances have made it possible to denounce the commercial sexual exploitation of children around the world. Anyone can now use the Internet to promote and arrange sex with children. This puts children in danger because the Internet allows pimps to traffic children. Due to advancements in Internet technologies, children are becoming easy victims of child prostitution and child pornography. As a result, this increases the risk of children experiencing physical, psychological and sexual harm. There are federal laws and organizations that can help protect children from sexual exploitation. According to the United States Department of Justice, child prostitution is sexual exploitation that uses children for sexual purposes in exchange for money or other compensation, such as food and clothing. These children are lured into prostitution to work in areas such as bars, streets and brothels. Child pornography is also a type of sexual exploitation of children (U.S. Department of Justice, nd). This article will focus on the nature of child prostitution and child pornography, in terms of victims and predators, as well as what is being done by law enforcement to prevent the use of the Internet to promote prostitution. human trafficking, as well as by individuals attempting to commit abusive acts. Since 1981, the General Accounting Office estimates that there were approximately 600,000 children under the age of 16 working as prostitutes in the United States. According to Children of the Night, in 2000, government agencies and law enforcement asked Dr. Lee, founder of the Children of the Night organization, to estimate the number of children working as prostitutes in the United States. . ...... middle of paper ...... hey, I want, some people abuse the Internet to make profit. The Internet has shown that almost anyone can post whatever they want to make money quickly. Advanced technological devices and social networks, such as Facebook, expose explicit images of children in erotic positions that encourage sexual activity. Additionally, it shows that anyone with advanced technology or a social media account has easy access to graphic depictions of minors. Therefore, technological advancements make it possible for anyone who engages in child prostitution and child pornography to run a business. Furthermore, the misuse of the Internet allows predators and pedophiles to take advantage of children and physically, psychologically and sexually abuse them. This causes children to feel worthless, distrustful of others, and afraid to ask for help..