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Online grooming in UK hits record high; Snapchat hosted 48 percent of identified cases

By Patricia Figueiredo ( November 1, 2024, 00:01 GMT | Insight) -- Snapchat was used in 48 percent of the cases of sexual communication with a child in the UK where the hosting platform was identified, according to data obtained by charity NSPCC and published today alongside a call for Ofcom, the UK’s online safety regulator, to act on the issue. Ofcom says its codes of practice, to be published in December, will include “robust measures that will help prevent grooming.”Social media app Snapchat was used in 48 percent of the cases of sexual communication with a child in the UK where the platform hosting the abuse was identified....

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