What are the signs of grooming online?

Understand the signs of online grooming to protect your well-being, recognising tactics like secretive behaviour and manipulation, and know when to seek help.

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Understanding Online Grooming: What Every Teen Needs to Know As the internet becomes more ingrained in our daily lives, it acts as a double-edged sword, providing both vast opportunities and considerable risks. One of the more severe risks that has emerged in the digital era is the threat of online grooming. This deceitful practise targets unsuspecting individuals, predominantly teens, often leading to exploitation. What is Online Grooming? Online grooming is a process by which an individual builds an emotional connection with a young person through communication over the internet, with the aim of exploiting them sexually, emotionally, financially, or in...
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