Everyday life has been forced to shift online during the COVID-19 pandemic, and as a result child, early and forced marriage customs have begun to operate in an increasingly digital world. But, as a new report from Plan International shows, the solutions to tackling child marriage may also be found online.

“Time to act: Let’s Go Digital: Ending Child, Early and Forced Marriage through Digital Technology” analyses how more than 40 existing digital technologies and apps have the potential to prevent and end child marriage. Since the start of the pandemic, different online platforms and mobile applications have been used to raise awareness of imminent risks and threats. The online space is becoming one of the main channels of reporting suspected cases of early and forced marriage to law enforcement agencies and strengthening referral pathways.