For the third week of #Lent, we are running a short series on how to protect children from #onlinegrooming.

In #ChildrenintheShadows Revisited, Tony Dunkerley suggests nine steps parents can take to avoid online grooming.

FInd out more: bit.ly/407WzvG

For the third week of Lent, we are raising awareness of how children are increasingly being groomed online.

Watch our interview with Tony Dunkerley and learn more about what we can do to protect children.

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#childexploitation
#onlinegrooming

#adavasprotecciónalainfancia  

‘Tras la pantalla: violencia s3xual contra la infancia en el entorno digital’ 
El 68,6% de estos casos afectan a chicas, con una edad media de 13 años. 

MÁS INFO: www.savethechildren.es/sites/default/files/2026...

#OnlineGrooming

In six hours, you could learn about

- #ChildTrafficking in the UK
- The intergenerational impact of modern slavery
- #OnlineGrooming
- #CountyLines
- How tech is helping to fight #exploitation on a global scale

Download our new resource today.

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A Queens girl's alleged kidnapping is part of a growing trend, lawmakers warn. Police say an online predator groomed her. Authorities say online threats like sextortion are exploding, with predators increasingly pushing violence.

#Sextortion, Online Predators, #OnlineGrooming, Child Safety, #iPredator

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In six hours, you could learn about

- #ChildTrafficking in the UK
- The intergenerational impact of modern slavery
- #OnlineGrooming
- #CountyLines
- How tech is helping to fight #exploitation on a global scale

Download our new resource today.

bit.ly/4pSQT38

Raw Screen Record: Roblox Sting Messages – Free Access | Ten10 Visuals Network™ Get more from Ten10 Visuals Network™ on Patreon

Parents, raw Roblox sting: 10yo targeted in 5 mins. "I'm 10" said, ignored, then "do it fast." Full unedited screen record FREE on Patreon:
#RobloxSafety #ChildProtection #KidsOnline #FamilySafety #OnlineGrooming #ProtectKids #AwarenessCampaign #Crime

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#Parents, checked ur kid's #Roblox DMs? 😱 Sting shows 10yo 🎯 in 5 mins. "I'm 10" ignored, pressure builds:
Full vid on #YouTube: youtu.be/vDDmenZ3YhI?si=uLgFH_WvWAVX9JwG

#ChildProtection #OnlinePredators #ParentingTips #InternetSafety #ProtectKids #OnlineGrooming #TheLineThatCrosses #Crime

Fresh off rehab for child abuse images, Jack Barrett groomed a 14yo online—same day as police check.

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#OnlineGrooming #ChildExploitation #TrueCrimeWales #ProtectOurKids #OnlineAbuse #ChildProtection #GroomingAwareness #UKCrime #TrueCrime

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Fresh off rehab for child abuse images, Jack Barrett groomed a 14yo online, same day as police check. "Choke you, my bitch" texts, dick pics. #TikTok

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#OnlineGrooming #TrueCrime #ProtectOurKids #OnlineAbuse #ChildProtection #WalesCrime #TrueCrimeUK

🎉 Today’s the day!

We’re so excited to welcome everyone to our Digital Guardians: Co-Creation in Action event — part of the ESRC's Festival of Social Sciences 2025!

#DRAGON #onlinesafety #onlineharms #onlinegrooming #parents #caregivers #childsafety #childsafeguarding #childprotection

The violent right wing & Trumps Nazi party. Really violent terrorist talk here from the radicalised right. Trumps Nazi party. It’s Trumps Nazi Party. It needs to be owned, labelled & called exactly what it is now. #OKKK #Onlinegrooming #TrumpNazis

Today is the last day to sign-up for the DRAGON-Shield for Parents project.

Please share with your networks. We are looking for UK-based parents/caregivers of children aged 9-17.

#DRAGON #onlinegrooming #onlinegroomingawareness #onlinegroomingprevention #onlinesafety #childsafeguarding #onlineharm

TLDR (4/4):

- Striking similarities that reveal how groomers blur boundaries to deceive.

- Subtle, non-obvious linguistic patterns that may serve as indicators of grooming.

#DRAGON #onlinegrooming #onlineharms #onlinesafety #childprotection #childsafeguarding

TLDR (3/4):

Using a corpus-assisted discourse studies approach, the research analyses both groomers’ & children’s language to uncover:

- Key differences that can make grooming more identifiable.

#DRAGON #onlinegrooming #onlineharms #onlinesafety #childprotection #childsafeguarding

TLDR (2/4):

Spotting it is not about picking out a few “tell-tale” words — it requires understanding the discursive strategies groomers use to manipulate children.

#DRAGON #onlinegrooming #onlineharms #onlinesafety #childprotection #childsafeguarding

TLDR (1/4):

Online child sexual grooming is often manipulative & deceptive, making it difficult to distinguish from conversations between friends or consenting adults.

#DRAGON #onlinegrooming #onlineharms #onlinesafety #childprotection #childsafeguarding

A corpus-assisted discourse analysis of children’s and groomers’ talk in online grooming interactions Harmful communication may not always be recognisable as such, especially when it is manipulative and deceptive and appears to be indistinguishable fro…

In a new paper, Prof. Nuria Lorenzo-Dus & Dr Craig Evans presents the first comprehensive account of online grooming discourse.

🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

TLDR 👇

#DRAGON #onlinegrooming #onlineharms #onlinesafety #childprotection #childsafeguarding

When Virtual Worlds Become Hunting Grounds - Citizen Of Europe Predators and gangs weaponise Roblox & Minecraft to recruit, extort and abuse kids. From Sweden to Antwerp—Europe must wake up.

⚠️ Roblox & Minecraft aren’t just games. Predators lure kids with free Robux + mods, then blackmail them. From Sweden’s bomb plots to Antwerp’s ports—Europe’s kids are targets. 👉 www.citizenofeurope.com/roblox-minec...

#ChildSafety #Roblox #Minecraft #OnlineGrooming #Europe #DSA #U.S #Gaming #Tech

#OnlineGrooming Online Child Predators Public Domain Image by #iPredator, NYC – Educational #Cyberstalking, Cyberbullying, #Cyberpsychology Website Link in Bio. and Pasted Here: ipredator.co

#OnlineGrooming, #ChildPredators Public Domain Image by #iPredator, NYC – Educational #Cyberstalking, #Cyberbullying, #Cyberpsychology Website Link in Bio. and Pasted Here: ipredator.co

California advocates oppose AB 727 citing concerns over youth safety and trafficking Multiple organizations express opposition to AB 727 focused on youth safety and grooming.

California's Senate Education Committee is facing intense backlash over Assembly Bill 727, with advocates voicing urgent concerns about youth safety and human trafficking.

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#CA #CitizenPortal #OnlineGrooming #ChildSafety #HumanTrafficking

Online child sexual abuse is the next grooming crisis, warn ministers ONLINE child sexual abuse could be “the next grooming crisis”, experts warn ministers. Children are being groomed and coerced online in “astonishing numbers”, according to the Internet Watch Founda…

#OnlinePredators, #OnlineGrooming, #ChildSafety, #iPredator
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Fugitive Wanted for Rape and Sexual Offense of a Child Located and Arrested - Southern Maryland News Net Members of the Judicial Services Section have located and arrested Franklin Argueta-Marquez, age 28, of no fixed address, who was wanted in connection with two counts of rape and sexual offense of a 1...

#OnlinePredators, #ChildPredators, #OnlineGrooming, #iPredator

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EARLY YEARS: Safeguarding your child’s digital interactions during summer break Online predators gather clues from a child's casual posts, picking up on personal details like school names and favorite hangouts

June is National Internet Safety Month – News Clip – #InternetSafety, #OnlinePredators, #OnlineGrooming, #iPredator #ChildSafety

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Meta’s panic about ‘groomers’ targeting minors on Instagram surfaces at FTC antitrust trial Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta knew Instagram was steering underage users toward online creeps and other harmful content – even as it shot down requests by cofounder Kevin Systrom and others to commit more…

Instagram, #OnlinePredators, #OnlineGrooming, Child Safety, #iPredator
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Hi, new followers! After a surge of popularity over the weekend (😂), I figured an introduction might be needed.

I'm Keighley, a #ForensicLinguist who researches #OnlineHarms, particularly #OnlineGrooming - whether political grooming or that faced by children & young people.

Internet Safety: Children show caution when interacting with people they don’t know online but want greater protection - preliminary research findings | Save the Children International Children routinely interact with people they don’t know online and respond with caution when approached.

Research by Western Australia University & Save the Children, & funded by Safe Online, found children routinely interact with people they don't know online but use intuition & background checks to manage these encounters.

Read more: tinyurl.com/4fwzaadx

#OnlineGrooming #SexualHarms