A new survey finds online predators are targeting parents who share photos of their children on social media, asking them sexual questions and offering them cash for more photos.
Australian government warns against ‘sharenting’ as study finds 7% of people who post pictures receive request for child abuse materialFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA new report has found parents who share photos of their children online are more likely to be offered cash for sexually explicit images of their kids, with the federal government warning about the dangers of “sharenting”.The Australian...
In December, Murray Dowey, 16, (pictured) from Dunblane, Perthshire, took his own life hours after being targeted in a sextortion blackmail plot with potential links to Nigeria .