Technology|WrittenByLAPost
It’s the digital era’s darkest secret – Sextortion: The silent epidemic leading to teen suicides. This invisible crime wave is reaching into teenagers’ smartphones and laptop cameras to threaten, extort and exploit. Immense shame, hopelessness, and even suicide are becoming far too common outcomes when sextortion’s vicious tactics go unrecognized. For every headliner reporting a new teen tragedy, hundreds more sextortion victims are suffering in silent desperation across every community. This shadowy cybercrime is shattering lives and families by preying on adolescents‘ vulnerabilities – their desires for acceptance, trust in perceived friendships, and embracement of new technologies often outpacing their
April 24, 2024