Online grooming offences have reached a record high, with police data revealing a four-year-old boy as being among the victims. The NSPCC described the figures, which show an almost doubling of such ...

The messaging app Snapchat is the most widely-used platform for online grooming, according to police figures supplied to the children's charity the NSPCC. More than 7,000 Sexual Communication with a ...

The children’s charity said more than 7,000 offences were recorded by police in the last year. Online grooming crimes have reached record levels in the UK, with more than 7,000 offences recorded by ...

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The NSPCC has warned Facebook that it risks becoming a “one-stop grooming shop” if it presses ahead with plans to encrypt across all its messaging services. Facebook is considering end-to-end ...

The NSPCC, which asked UK police forces for data, said tech firms must do more after Snapchat, WhatsApp and Instagram were among platforms used. Sign up for the top news stories every day to keep you ...

Facebook owned-apps were recorded as a means of communication in 55% of offences where the method was known. Sign Up and be kept in the loop each and every day with our free Daily newsletter. Did you ...

Child safety experts have called for better protection of children online after a dangerous sex offender groomed a 12-year-old-boy on social media. The NSPCC has welcomed the jail sentence received by ...

The children’s charity said more than 7,000 offences were recorded by police in the last year. Sign up for the top news stories every day to keep you informed with what's going on in the West Midlands ...