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While the efforts of social media companies like Meta and Snap Inc. have helped remove leaked photos and videos from the internet and provided some support for victims of sextortion, experts say they do little to actually prevent the abuse from happening in the first place.

A man was sentenced to 13 years in prison on Friday for cyberstalking a teenage girl who later took her own life.

Parents and child protection experts are reflecting on Amanda Todd’s legacy and what must urgently happen to help keep kids safe online in the wake of a Dutch man’s conviction for sexually extorting the B.C. teenager, who took her own life as a result.

'Every day more children are being victimized,' child protection lawyer says

Daniel Lints was kind and responsible with a witty sense of humour. The rural Manitoba teenager had a bright future and loving family.

The growing need to govern content provided by social-media companies has hit home in a devastating ...

A family in Manitoba, Canada has a message for parents everywhere: "Make sure your kids know they can come to you or another safe adult with any problem, and nothing is too...

PILOT MOUND, Man. - Daniel Lints was kind and responsible with a witty sense of humour. The rural Ma...

Derek Lints and his wife, Jill, say they are dealing with unimaginable tragedy. Their son, Daniel, whom most people called Danny, was the victim of a growing global sextortion scheme that is largely targeting teenage boys.

17-year-old was coerced into sending an explicit image to who he thought was a woman on Snapchat