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New figures show that 400 children in the UK fall victim to online grooming every week

Posted: 12th August 2025

Major tech firms, including social media giants Snapchat and Facebook, reported over 9,600 incidents of adults grooming children in the UK in just six months last year.

The NSPCC called the figures “shocking,” equating to around 400 cases each week. Law enforcement bodies such as the FBI and the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) have voiced growing concern over the rise in sextortion and other crimes targeting teenagers.

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