Online Child Safety

Crackdowns on exploitation, grooming, and sextortion; reporting resources.

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Foreign crime gangs increasingly targeting boys as young as seven in sextortion scams

5+ day, 18+ hour ago   (68+ words) heraldsun.com.au Foreign crime gangs increasingly targeting boys as young as seven in sextortion scams Overseas criminal syndicates are blackmailing boys as young as seven in terrifying sextortion scams — distressing some to the point of suicide — with two-thirds of…...


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Children ‘self-producing’ online abuse as police warn childcare sector downplaying exploitation

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (1165+ words) September 6, 2026 — 5:00am Sexual predators are targeting children as young as nine online and coercing them into producing abusive material of themselves, while senior police warn that childcare centres are under-reporting abuse to maximise profits and preserve their reputations. Cases of children…...


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Former Meta engineer says Instagram took a 'don't ask, don't tell' approach on kids under 13

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (61+ words) The Washington Post OAKLAND, California — A former engineering director at Meta who has testified before Congress about child safety on Instagram told jurors Wednesday at a landmark trial that the company took a “don’t ask, don’t tell” approach on kids…...