Financial sextortion targeting teens (especially boys)
An account posing as a peer pressures a teen into an explicit image, then threatens to leak it unless paid.
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An account posing as a peer pressures a teen into an explicit image, then threatens to leak it unless paid.
A recurring viral dare urges children to make themselves pass out — it has been linked to multiple children's deaths.
A viral dare pushes teens to take dangerous amounts of an over-the-counter antihistamine to hallucinate; overdoses can cause seizures, heart problems, and death.
Strangers befriend kids inside Roblox, then push them to less-moderated apps where filters don't apply.
Apps fabricate realistic explicit images from ordinary photos; teens have used them to target peers.
Discord's private servers and DMs are a primary venue where predators isolate and groom children.