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this is the dock side of the internet. predators mostly, men are jumping online to build trusting relationships with minus the aim to groom the victims for sexual relations. 84 percent of these victims a 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're using virtual worlds, which are extremely popular with kids. it's a perfect place for grim is to ask anonymously. all a horrible fond children in 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 metaphors a paradise for perverts 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 so exciting can also make it dangerous, harmful and traumatic for children. when we talk about sexual exploitation in the many over. but 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 essentially inappropriate within the members. there are serious psychological and physiological implications that we cannot underestimate. research has shown that children experience be, are 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's 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 as become even more, most of the dangerous the kids only increases as professor stein to come from. the university of humbug explains the photography. the i, as when i lived in this 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 called this sense of presence. you please to the higher the sense of presence of the more i believe that when i see seems real is that the places and experiences are actually there meant 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 it, you know, they start ashton and to make matters even worse. most of these via wolves 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 vulnerable to harms and to predators and to exploitation. as long as these vi platforms fail to find solutions and don't take these problems seriously, children will remain at risk. roadblocks has made headlines in the past. it bows $58000000.00 uses per day, and around a quarter of those a younger than 13 years old. until recently, grooms were 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 instead 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. the miners offer virtual dancers and sexual acts,

as well as nude photographs off platform to 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 in videos mainly involve girls age to 11 to 13. overall, a global study from 2021. so net, 34 percent of children has been asked to do something sexually explicit online. the recently roadblocks has made efforts to combat cyber grooming and their games roadblocks isn't the only platform struggling to get ahold of the side of grooming problem. it's clear that they all need to up their game. and many v are 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 we make a commitment for child safety. however, it is still unclear whether this will become a separate managers project just for children. of course, side of grooming isn't just restricted to the men of us. grooms have even use seemingly harmless play lists on spot a fly to try and during the victim's name, 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 once the university in wales linguistics, professor norion lorenzo, do send her team are developing the dragon sputter software meant to spot online cyber grooming. ready so let me use which i understand, you know, take most of the images, videos on so you know, so, so want to try and persuade learning. today it's a child to gauge little so much to do such an activity online. i also offline and i thought we should really be able to apply techniques for language and communication that kind of research with a child, identify what those strategies with those types of things where to find the software 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 as insinuations precise names thing we're finding or how which is used in the context in which it is used and so on. so that has been very much the tire rotation by a few miles off. within that same day age based project drag and spotter has already been successfully tested by british and australian police. for reasons of confidentiality discount. go into more detail types of technology. the pin is only are intended users to investment 5 and anybody else, and it's not meant to be a decision maker is known to support inform. 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 men of 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, b,

r headsets and b r apps like roadblocks come with a safe mode. this restricts the possibilities for children and enables parents to monitor chests and contacts this way in appropriate 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 who they say they are. therefore, you should always be suspicious online, especially when you're using a new platform for the 1st time. tit 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. busy more to insure use of safety on tell them 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 plant disease for positive experiences in the matter verse. 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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