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Parents of sextortion victim urge others not to feel ashamed and to seek help

The parents of a teenager who took his own life after becoming a victim of sextortion are urging other victims not to be ashamed and to seek help. Murray Dowey, 16, from Dunblane, near Stirling, ended his own life last year after being tricked by ...

18 Nov 2024 at 14:02

Sextortion now biggest issue reported to revenge porn helpline

Cases of sextortion reported to the UK’s revenge porn helpline have almost doubled within a year, becoming its main issue for the first time, figures show. Sextortion was the helpline’s most reported issue in 2021, with 1,124 cases reported – up ...

20 May 2022 at 01:01

Instagram launches new safety features to fight sextortion scams

Instagram has announced new safety features to target sextortion scams and help better protect teenagers on the platform. The Meta-owned social media giant said it is using technology to spot signs that an account is engaging in scam behaviour ...

17 Oct 2024 at 12:16

Scotland

Sextortion warning campaign features in drive to tackle violence against women

A campaign raising awareness of sextortion is being planned as part of Scottish Government efforts to tackle violence against women and girls. An action plan, developed by both ministers and the local government body Cosla, pledges work to ...

13 Aug 2024 at 11:53

Meta announces new tools to tackle sextortion and intimate image abuse

Meta has unveiled a range of new safety features designed to protect users, in particular young people, from “sextortion” and intimate image abuse. The social media giant – which owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp – has confirmed it ...

11 Apr 2024 at 09:20

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Man (22) arrested on suspicion of a number of online child sex offences

Detectives in South West CID have arrested a 22 year old man on suspicion of a number of online child sex offences. The suspect, who was detained in the Toome area earlier today, will be questioned on suspicion of the offences of ...

10 Jan 2025 at 19:33

Life

How to discuss sextortion with your teen

The National Crime Agency (NCA) has launched an awareness campaign about the growing threat of online sextortion, as more and more teenage boys are being blackmailed by gangs posing as young women. The Metropolitan Police ...

20 Mar 2025 at 12:21

Meta under fire for ‘tone deaf’ minimum age change on WhatsApp

Social media giant Meta has been urged to reverse the lowering of the minimum age to use WhatsApp. The change, which reduces the age limit from 16 to 13, came into force in the UK and EU on Thursday. Campaign group ...

12 Apr 2024 at 10:45

Campaign launches to protect young people from sextortion scams

A campaign to protect young people from sextortion has been launched across Scotland as the global number of cases more than doubled annually, according to data. Crimestoppers’ new Fearless campaign has urged ...

18 Nov 2024 at 18:56

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PSNI investigating explicit image blackmail scams in County Derry

The PSNI are investigating several incidents of explicit image blackmail scams in County Derry in recent weeks. The incidents primarily occurred in the Derry city and Magherafelt areas and involved gaining ...

15 Dec 2022 at 14:33

Crime & Court

Gardaí warn about Sextortion blackmail ahead of Crimecall special

Gardaí have launch new campaign aimed at raising public awareness of cyber blackmail called Sextortion As part of a social media campaign the guards are also issuing public guidance on how it can happen ...

27 Feb 2023 at 18:33

Scotland

Sextortion ‘an evil in our society’, says Swinney as police probe Edinburgh case

Scotland’s First Minister has hit out at sextortion plots as “an evil in our society” after it emerged a case involving an eight-year-old is being investigated by police. Parents in Edinburgh were ...

27 Feb 2025 at 14:08

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