in the united states as meanwhile, pressing israel to do more, to protect civilians. coming up next shift our digital magazine loops on this type of grooming. and it's dangerous for kids. monica jones from me, i'm 15, we're implement the world in progress pop calls to everyone who wants to know more about this topic. the 2nd son about this story is beyond the headline world in progress. the w talk cod manyels engine via you belong to the 77 percent because i don't go down 65 last last goals and years. 3 reasons why 1115,

we're here to help you make up your mind to the topics. i'm much up to you from table topics the new culture financial team. and let's say there's a quote today we're talking about side of granting a topic which could be traumatizing for some people. it's a growing problem at the moment with teenagers and kids increasingly being sexually harassed online. and virtual wells are unfortunately given grim is an ideal hunting ground. so what can be done again, sort of grooming. it's a heavy topic, but an important one. today on the, this is the dock side of the internet. predators most is the man

a jumping online to build trusting relationships with mine is that i to groom the victims for sexual relations. 84 percent of these victims of goals, children as young as 10 years old, being approached. and the sort of grim is a well versed in the art of exploitation. it's nothing new, of course, but now they using virtual worlds, which are extremely popular with kids. it's a perfect place for grim is to ask anonymously all a horrible foster children and virtual strict clubs, partaking and simulated sexual intercourse with adults. this happened in the popular app v. r. chat. incidents like these are why some have already called the men of verse, a paradise for perverse and a breeding ground for sex offenders. a british child protection charity, the national society for the prevention of cruelty to children, has called some of the are apps dangerous by design. the virtual reality allows us

to dive into a make believe digital world. but the same thing that makes it some exciting can also make it dangerous, harmful and dramatic for children. when we talk about sexual exploitation in the many over what we have to understand is that we are fully immersed fully present and fully embodied in the digital environment. it is no longer a video game that we're observing when someone asked you to participate in something sexual, inappropriate within the members. there are serious psychological and busy logical implications that we cannot underestimate. research has shown that children experience be or differently from adults as their brain is still developing. they can't always tell the difference between virtual worlds and real life. researchers say that children could even form memories based on virtual experiences. which means that the sexual abuse that occurs online could turn into a traumatic memory. in reality,

the, it's a parent's worst nightmare and it's v. i will become even more. and most of the day in just the kids only increases as professor stein to come from. the university of humbug explains the photography. the i as soon as evening is fine, how real this type of experience can be, depends on the technology being used. and the way things are depicted in the virtual world and we call this sense of presence in the higher the sense of presence of the more i believe that when i see seems real that the places and experiences are actually their home. and this is also true when you experience very beautiful moments, but of course i can also make you very nervous, or lead to anxiety or fear is that, you know, they start testing. and to make matters even worse. most of these, the uh, welds don't even use stringent age checks, which could at least provide an extra layer of protection. what we need to understand is that the current system in which the technology is being developed

does not prioritize the needs of the child. and that leaves our children in bunkerville to harms and to predators and to exploitation. as long as these vi platforms failed to find solutions and don't take this problem seriously, children will remain at risk. roadblocks has made headlines in the past. it both $58000000.00 uses per day, and around a quarter of those a younger than 13 years old. until recently, groom is able to create virtual 6 games on roadblocks and drill in the online victims. with the promise of cache on roadblocks, children were repeatedly lowered into so called condos. private areas of the platform developed by groomers and pet of files where virtual 6 games are also possible. what happens there is described by the us and g o common sense media in a report. minor is offer virtual dances and sexual acts, as well as nude photographs off play form 2 adults and exchange for robots which

can be converted into real money. so called self generated. sexual content by children has skyrocketed in recent years. it now accounts for almost 72 percent of all sexual abuse content online. that's a 28 percent increase in 2021. the images and videos mainly involve girls age to 11 to 13. overall, a global study from 2021 found that 34 percent of children has been asked to do something sexually explicit online. the recently roadblocks has made efforts to combat cyber grooming in their games. roadblocks isn't the only platform struggling to get ahold of the side of grading problem. it's clear that they all need to update game as and many v r apps users can block abusive players. any grooming abuse should be reported to the

platforms who in turn can suspend to the groomers account. currently, however, offenders can easily return with a new one. is actually looking at what procedures have and protocols that we put into place to ensure that whoever they say they are is actually who they are. so that we can have the 50 year old pretending to be a 15 year old in the matter of hers. that's actually quite simple to do and not a huge, technologically technological challenge for us. it just hasn't been done because of fear of innovation. if you have commercialization. one of the biggest challenges is that many companies at the forefront of many adverse developments have a track record of facilitating harmful practices online like mehta, formerly known as facebook. and instagram. having said that matter has just announced to offer new protective measures for their quest to be our headset. parents will now be able to deny purchase is block aps view screen time and see who the child is added as a friend. more and more companies pledge to make child safety

a priority. epic games publisher of popular online games for tonight. and lego have announced a new cooperation at a cost of $2000000000.00 us dollars. they want to make a commitment to a child safety. however, it is still unclear whether this will become a separate matter of hers project just for children, of course. so i, the grooming isn't just restricted to the men of us. grooms have even use seemingly harmless playlists on spot to fly, to try and bore in victims and bought kids to playlists. and then using the description field, they ask kids to post nudes in the playlist profile picture. this stuff is happening way, you least expect that. the authorities concave pop, but they are trying to fight the issue with the help of artificial intelligence. the language of the perpetrators is an important key here. it's one c university in wales, linguistics. professor norion, lorenzo duce and her team are developing the dragon. sputter software meant to spot

online cyber grooming. ready so let me use which i had a psychiatric images videos on. so you know, so, so want to try and switch my name tonight, a child to gauge well. so let's say we do section activity on line. i also offline and i thought we should really be able to apply checking extreme language and communication that kind of research with a child, identify what those strategies with those types of things where to find the software. it consists of a machine learning algorithm and a large amount of premium chat protocols. the linguists detect communication patterns you spec roommates to manipulate their victims. the algorithm is trained to detect patterns like empathetic language, explicitly requesting sex,

as well as m, thank you with since then you ations precise needs same works. i mean, depending on how it is used in the context in which it is used and so on. so that has been very much the tire rotation by humans off within that same day age. for this project, a dragon sputter has already been successfully tested by british and australian police. for reasons of confidentiality, discounts, go into more detail, types of technology that we are kind of him. it's only are these intended users to investment funding, anybody else. and it's not meant to be a decision maker is known to support and form that's a decision making by the experts. the project is also trying to help education workers recognize green passions early to prevent the abuse happening in the 1st place. it's a mon field for parents,

especially if they've never actually been to the men of us themselves. if i had kids, i honestly wouldn't have a clue where to start. so here's just a few tips on how to flip side the building from the safety of your own home. tip one, familiarize yourself with the mental verse. discovering virtual worlds can help parents understand what their children experience online. currently 2 thirds of parents with children between 5 and 10, don't know how the meta verse works. so do your own research experience and experiment with the technology yourself. and also have clear communication with your child about what their interest is in the, in the realm of them. that overs in your child download a new app or v r application within the headset. and you again have to do that research and understand exactly who your child will have the opportunity to interact with step to make use of technological tools. increasingly v r headsets

and b are apps like roadblocks come with a safe mode. this restricts the possibilities for children and enables parents to monitor chests and contacts this way. inappropriate language and chats and interactions with adults can be limited. the tip 3, be suspicious. you never know if the person behind an avatar or chat partner is really cool. they say they are, therefore you should always be suspicious online, especially when you're using a new platform for the 1st time. tip for don't reveal too much information. groomers trying to win their victims trust. anything you've seen online or reveal on your profile or avatar can be used against you bike rumors, personal information like name, age, or where you live, or especially sensitive and should not be revealed. many grim is will also eventually want to meet face to face. it's obviously best to avoid this,

but if you do end up meeting someone in person, choose a public setting and bring a night along with you. feel worlds should be a place for everyone to feel safe, but developers need to do a lot more to insure use the safety on top of that. authorities also need to move with the times and find a way to enforce existing laws against child abuse online. this is not a novelty technology, this is not another game. this is a, the next evolution of how you will be interacting as human beings in the future. and we have an opportunity right now to plan this deeds for positive experiences and then that adverse, have you ever come across side of gaming and virtual worlds? let us know. that's it from us today. so you next on the

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