When I saw this I wondered how is it possible? Why do parents give their children access to the internet unmonitored in the first place? Then I read that the video sharing site is increasingly being used as a 'babysitter' by parents to occupy their children's time. Huh?
An
investigation by The Times found more than 100 grooming cases where
strangers had approached children via their channels, with a previous
probe describing YouTube as being used as a 'shop window' by
paedophiles.
According to reports by Daily Mail, children as young as six are being groomed via live stream on YouTube. Youngsters are being manipulated into
adopting 'sexual poses' or taking off their clothes on their own
channels by viewers promising to bring them thousands of new subscribers
if they agree.
Potential abusers can
contact the children through the comments section and ask them to carry
out tasks or give them personal information which could be used for
blackmail.
It comes as the video sharing site is increasingly being used as a 'babysitter' by parents to occupy their children's time.
But experts have warned against this and highlighted the dangers of unsupervised use of social media.
One case involved two girls under the age
of eight being convinced to 'pull down their pants' and mimic sexual
acts, while another saw two young girls in a garden being encouraged to
touch themselves inappropriately.
Such videos are often then used to blackmail children into more serious sexual abuse through threats to tell their parents.
Live
streaming has become very popular and around one in three children are
estimated to broadcast live, often from their own bedrooms.
The
boom in children's channels has come after YouTube removed a
restriction that required users to have 10,000 subscribers before they
could activate their own live stream.
Of the children who had video-chatted with someone they hadn't met, one
in ten had been asked to get undressed, and one in 20 children who had
livestreamed were asked to remove clothes.
*This is sick and in truth it is getting worse. Porn is creating very sick minds. The society is damaged. Who will heal it? It takes Jesus.
Will you share this Jesus?
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