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Crackdown on ‘cyberflashing’: Social media firms face call for action as it emerges that some children are sent sexual images dailyGirls are increasingly targeted on the platforms of Snapchat and InstagramLack of accountability and identity-checking fuel the online sexual harassmentReport calls on companies to create ‘clearer and extensive’ privacy settingsBy Sarah Harris for the Daily Mail Published: 19:03 EST, 5 December 2021 | Updated: 10:33 EST, 6 December 2021 Social media giants have been urged to clamp down on ‘cyberflashing’, with a study revealing that children are being sent sexual pictures every day.Girls are increasingly targeted on the likes of Snapchat and Instagram, as a growing bombardment of unwanted images becomes ‘dangerously normalised’.Researchers claim a lack of thorough accountability and identity-checking measures are helping to fuel the online sexual harassment of young people.The study, led by UCL Institute of Education, found that non-consensual image-sharing practices were ‘particularly pervasive, and consequently normalised and accepted’. This is contributing to ‘shockingly low’ rates of reporting online sexual abuse. Social media giants have been urged to clamp down on ‘cyberflashing’, with a study revealing that children are being sent sexual pictures every day (stock image)The report calls on tech companies to create ‘clearer and more…
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