Young men report more ‘sextortion’ than any other age group, Australia’s online safety watchdog says
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"Young men report more ‘sextortion’ than any other age group, Australia’s online safety watchdog says" is generating significant coverage in the Technology category, with 7 articles from 7 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include SMH.com.au, ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Digital Trends and Android Headlines. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Coverage (8)
- Social media giants failing to stop sexual extortion of vulnerable kids NT News · 11h ago
- Big tech blind spots leave young men vulnerable to online sexual extortion SMH.com.au · 11h ago
- Tech platforms accused of sexual extortion blind spot ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation · 11h ago
- Instagram and WhatsApp lead in sextortion reports, iMessage is weaponized against teenagers: Report Digital Trends · 11h ago
- Instagram, WhatsApp and iMessage Flagged as Main Hubs for Teenager Sextortion Android Headlines · 11h ago
- Big Tech ‘failing on sex extortion’ The Australian · 11h ago
- Social media giants failing to stop sexual extortion of vulnerable kids The Daily Telegraph · 11h ago
- Young men report more ‘sextortion’ than any other age group, Australia’s online safety watchdog says The Guardian · 11h ago
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