Facebook is the most popular social network among Mongolians. According to data by the Mongolian government, there are more than 1.5 million Facebook users in the country with a population of some three million. However, the number of online crimes in the country has increased significantly. According to Police Department, a total of some 300 cyber-related cases, including child sexual abuse through the Internet and creation of child pornography, have been registered across Mongolia in the first half of this year.

Mongolia has launched a national campaign to protect children from cybercrimes and strengthen parental control over the social media usage of children. During the 20-day campaign, officials will give lectures on how to use social media effectively at more than 700 general education schools across the country.

Almost 97 percent of the pupils in Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia, and some 93 percent of rural pupils are active Facebook users.