Alex says: 'An adult man portraying himself as a personal trainer preyed on my vulnerability and tricked me into undressing on camera and threatened to send the images to my friends and family'
. I was visiting pro-anorexia sites – these are so toxic, people make each other’s illnesses worse. I joined a diet group on the platform Kik when I was 15 and was approached by an adult man who portrayed himself as a personal trainer. Over the space of a week, he spent time every day messaging me offering “support”. Then he suggested he could help me with my perceived weight problem if we had a video chat and I stripped off and showed him my body naked.
I now have life long scars. I worry they could affect my job prospects. But I no longer hide them because I feel that’s a step towards accepting myself and the journey I’ve been on. “Our current lifestyles have less and less focus on face-to-face play, social interaction and explorations. This leaves young people looking to find this connection with others online. The problem is, it is often unregulated and leads to vulnerable people developing unhealthy relationships.“There are all sorts of practical solutions that can be put in place in terms of limited screens, placing restrictions on the sites that young people can visit, etc.
It is seen by critics as an unnecessary limit to free speech, while child safety campaigners say the amendments mean it doesn’t go far enough to tackle online harm.
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