Inside the bold B.C. campaign to crush child sextortion
Reports of sextortion continue to rise in Canada. That's why a group in B.C. is getting daring in ads, and with presentations in schools, to make sure kids know how to spot extortionists.
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Reports of sextortion continue to rise in Canada. That's why a group in B.C. is getting daring in ads, and with presentations in schools, to make sure kids know how to spot extortionists.
The network, known as 764, has been responsible for horrific abuse and blackmail across the globe. Authorities and tech companies are just starting to take action.
Canada’s tip line for reporting online sexual abuse of children is warning parents and caregivers about an app that has generated more reports than any other platform last year.
Authorities in Canada and the U.S. are warning the public about violent online groups that deliberately target vulnerable minors and pressure them into recording or livestreaming self-harm and producing child sexual abuse material.
In the spring of 2023, a 12-year-old boy went live on Twitch, the popular livestreaming site owned by Amazon.com Inc, to eat a sandwich and play his French horn. Minutes later, about a dozen viewers joined him. Through Twitch’s chat, one asked him to do a somersault. Another requested that he show his muscles.