Sextortion scammers are using frighteningly simple tricks to target Australian children. The tech giants have “blood on their hands”, the family of one victim claims.
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eParenting used to mean keeping your kids safe on the Internet, however now it has a wider scope including parenting with the use of technology, and distance parenting. Curated by Peter Mellow |
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Sextortion scammers are using frighteningly simple tricks to target Australian children. The tech giants have “blood on their hands”, the family of one victim claims.
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NSW Police says the two men will be "dealt with locally" in the African country, where authorities have the power to prosecute for Australian-based offences.
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Cruel messages bombarded a NSW teenager’s phone hours before the boy took his own life. A deadly global scam that has killed multiple young men is now in Australia.
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Young people are being targeted by criminals online, but parents, carers and friends have the power to protect their loved ones.
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Ryan Last received a message on a school night in February from someone he believed to be a girl.
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Don’t count on tech companies to keep online games and chat apps safe for children, experts warn. It’s all about “parental empowerment” and imposing limits.
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What every parent needs to know about this new form of online blackmailing, and how to avoid the devastating consequences.
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'Parents need to be on top of this, because social media outlets are not doing enough. '
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While the “Me Too” movement has largely focused on adults, sexual harassment can leave deep and lasting scars on children and teens too.
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Police will start teaching online safety to kindergarten children after it has emerged kids as young as four are posting explicit images of themselves.
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What can sports parents do to protect their child from becoming prey to predators like Nassar?
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Online sexual exploitation often involves adults pretending to be younger and preying on children aged 10 to 17.
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Thousands of victims have been blackmailed into performing sexual acts online, but the law doesn’t treat their tormentors equally.
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Just last month, the Justice Department declared in a new report that "sextortion is by far the most significantly growing threat to children, with more than 60 per cent of survey respondents indicating this type of online enticement of minors was increasing."
It seems like in the digital age (something brand new for we adults) everyday brings some news of abuse of the fantastic opportunities it brings. -Lon
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Two years after Amanda Todd was driven to suicide by online tormentors, other teens are still posting compromising images that lead to trouble
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Two Filipino men suspected of blackmailing a UK teenager who took his own life have been traced by the BBC.
Daniel Perry from Dunfermline was 17 when he fell from the Forth Bridge in July 2013.
He had been the victim of online sexual blackmail or "sextortion" by a group operating from the Philippines, after being duped into taking part in an explicit Skype chat.