"Once Burns had gained the trust of his victims, he moved them to WhatsApp which is protected by end to end encryption. Once his messages had been read, Burns was able to delete them from his and his victims’ phones, thereby removing visible evidence." nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/online-pr…

Full of interesting findings!

An interesting paper on practicioners raising awareness to decrease child vulnerabilities to sexual exploitation. Importantly the article also debates the self biases we all have when dealing with such a morally complex issue OP-SOCI230202 1..18 (bham.ac.uk)

Interesting brief article on key messages from research on online harmful sexual behavior csacentre.org.uk/app/uploads/20…

The Constitutional Court of Ecuador declared (Dec-21), that teens 14+ years old, can legally consent to sex & thus, can be punished when abuse entails, eg, exchanging images. Online Grooming is the ability to persuade a minor to 'comply' to sex! Teens 14+ in Ecuador are unsafe😥

Policy, legislation and governance are important elements in tackling the growing threat of child sexual exploitation and abuse worldwide. Here are three great examples from Alliance’s members around the world working in these areas to strengthen online safety for children.

A very interesting read. We need to invest in high-quality digital and sex education. Soon. Societies | Free Full-Text | Victims of Child Grooming: An Evaluation in University Students (mdpi.com)

Which groups do you thing experience the hightest prevalence of technology-facilitated abuse? See: Prevalence of Technology-Facilitated Abuse Among Sexual and Gender Minority Youths | Pediatrics | JAMA Network Open | JAMA Network

What is the mytho of romantic love? Prevalence of Technology-Facilitated Abuse Among Sexual and Gender Minority Youths | Pediatrics | JAMA Network Open | JAMA Network

Where can I find reliable estimations of Online Child Sexual Abuse and Online Grooming?

An examination of speech acts in the context of online grooming and online child sexual abuse for criminal court cases of Babylon. INVESTIGATING SPEECH ACTS USED IN CRIMINAL CYBER SEXUAL EXTORTION scholar.google.com/scholar_url?ur…

The NCA has issued an alert to hundreds of thousands of education professionals following a considerable increase in global cases of financially motivated sexual extortion – a type of online blackmail widely known as ‘sextortion’. Read the full story ➡️ nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/nca-issue…

This is why the research work we do is so important - so that we can identify and prevent online grooming and protect children from harm.

Is sextortion a standalone offense or intertwined with cyber crimes? 🤔 Can it be a facet of online grooming? Join the conversation! Share your views. #CyberSecurity #Sextortion #OnlineSafety

Lopez-de-Ayala et al 2023 show how teens use social media in affective-sexual relations. Those that are frequent social media users engage more in sexting & cybersex. They are also more likely to receive unrequested sexual content. Parental mediation strategies show little effect

Advocating for digital literacy education where issues of ethical digital citizenship and the systemic existency cyber crime are discussed

Drawing attention to Eglantyne Jebb (1876-1928) Promoted the revolutionary concept of "children human rights". Drafted the document that become the Declaration of the Rights of the Child & founded Save the Children. She permanently changed the way the world treats children.

"Paedocriminals, The Hunt" a documentary by Laetitia Ohnona. It exposes the huge extent of online CSA, revealing how predators operate. STRONG contributed by sharing our knowledge on online grooming. By Memento Productions & ARTE. In French, German & soon in English.

Online Grooming (OG) findings from STRONG's research at the Digital First Responders Workshop Perfect for those part of a small charity or public sector service in Wales, passionate about protecting users from online harms. Join us 11th September here lnkd.in/et-aV786

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