Technology · 5 hours ago
Scottish Police Hunt Online Gangs Forcing Girls to Self-Harm
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Police Scotland has joined international efforts to target online gangs known as 'The Com', which groom and coerce children, mostly girls aged 11 to 17, into harming themselves. Officers say the groups find victims on gaming platforms and social media and abuse them for kudos. One arrest has been made in Scotland. The Molly Rose Foundation called the networks the gravest online risk to children.
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