Social media giants are operating like the ‘Wild West’ after a surge in paedophiles on Instagram, Facebook and Snapchat, says NSPCC Girls aged 12 to 15 are most at risk but paedophiles target kids as young as five The NSPCC say there are thousands of grooming cases, with ten a day reported Instagram was by far the most dangerous platform, according to the charity
By Daily Mail Reporter
Published: 00:52 GMT, 1 March 2019 | Updated: 00:52 GMT, 1 March 2019
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Social media giants are operating like the ‘Wild West’ after a surge in paedophiles on Instagram, Facebook and Snapchat, according to children’s charity the NSPCC.
Predators have been recorded grooming children online 5,161 times in the first 18 months since it was made a crime, police figures reveal.
There were nearly 2,000 grooming cases in the six months to September 2018 alone – ten a day.
Girls aged 12 to 15 are most at risk but
