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‘Exponential increase in cruelty’ as sextortion scams hit younger victims
Reports involving sexual extortion are on the rise as criminals become more ‘adept’ at targeting younger children.
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IWF urges young people to get help as criminals target younger children in ‘sextortion’ scams
Tamsin McNally, Hotline Manager at the IWF, appeared live on National BBC Breakfast news to warn about the increasing prevalence of “sextortion” online.
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Sextortion
Advice for children, young people, adults and parents or carers on Sexually Coerced Extortion or 'Sextortion'.
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Adults
Help for people aged 18 or over who may be suffering online blackmail, sexually coerced extortion or 'sextortion' for nude images or videos and/or money.
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‘Disturbing’ rise in videos of children who have been groomed into filming their own abuse
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‘Terrifying escalation’ in battle to keep children safe online as new figures reveal 300,000 people in the UK could pose sexual threat to children
The National Crime Agency (NCA) has revealed it believes there are a minimum 300,000 individuals in the UK posing a sexual threat to children, either through physical “contact” abuse or online.
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Religious leaders must take ‘moral lead’ to help end online child sexual abuse
Internet Watch Foundation calls for partnership ahead of landmark Vatican conference.
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40% increase in people seeking charity’s help to stop looking at online sexual images of children
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Latest Internet Watch Foundation report shows Europe now hosts 60% of child sexual abuse webpages
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Child sexual abuse content increasingly being ‘masked’ online to hide crimes – latest global data
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“The time for talking is over, Europe requires firm effective action now.”
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Analyst's ‘hunch’ leads to British schoolgirl’s rescue from online child sexual abuse
An IWF analyst’s instincts told him he could act quickly to intervene after he received an anonymous tip off.