The UK Crime Agency says that online harm is “unprecedented risks” for youth

The National Crime Agency in Britain has warned of an “unprecedented danger” for young people from online groups that encourage teenagers to share sadistic materials and women for women and forcing others to sexual assault, self -harm or violence.

The agency, responsible for combating serious crime and organizing in Britain, said on Tuesday in Annual evaluation The crime trends of reports on incidents related to the threat of groups via the Internet increased by six times between 2022 and 2024 in Britain and warned against large numbers of victims being prepared or blackmail.

“Young people are attracted to these sadistic and violent gangs on the Internet, as they cooperate on a large scale to inflict them or incite others to commitment or serious harm,” said Jarayim Bejjar, the agency’s general manager at A. statement.

He added: “These groups do not lie in wait for the dark network network, as they are present in the same world via the Internet and the platforms that young people use on a daily basis.” They pointed out that young girls “were prepared for the bastion of themselves and in some cases, so that they are encouraged to try to commit suicide.”

The groups have arrived at young people who use game platforms such as Roblox as well as messaging applications such as Discord and Telegram.

The agency’s 2024 national strategic evaluation said that although adults were involved in these societies or networks, it was especially concerned that teenage boys often share sadistic materials and women and target girls at the age of 11.

Described as “com” networks, forums have become vehicles to share extreme violence and sexual assault on children. The agency said they are accustomed to the “extreme coercion” application to treat young people to harm or misuse themselves, their siblings or pets.

The report, which added that the emergence of these types of groups online, said, “It is certain that it is certain that it is certain that some individuals, especially young people,”

He added that networks usually attract young males who are enhancing nihilistic views, who “try to acquire the situation with other users by committing or encouraging harmful actions through a wide range of abuse.”

He pointed out that users in Britain and other Western countries “exchanged millions of messages online regarding sexual and physical abuse.”

The Crime Agency presented an example of Cameron Fenjan, the British teenager who was sentenced to prison in January after it was part of a demonic group on the Internet that extorts other children in photographing or self -insurance, violence and sexual assault. Mr. Finnigan, 19, used the Telegram app to encourage communications to commit murder and suicide.

In his statement, Mr. Bejjar said that the police are cooperating with technology and psychologists to better understand the behavior of young people, but he added that he encouraged parents to “hold regular talks with their child about what they are doing online.”

Jess Phillips, a government minister, bears responsibility for addressing violence against women and girls, described the size of the abuse stated in the report as “very shocking”, and also urged open conversations within families.

“My message to technology companies is simple: this is your responsibility too.” “You should make sure that your platforms are safe for children, so that we can protect the most predatory animals and put predators behind bars.”

The agency’s latest poll focused greatly on the use of technology and online platforms for crimes including fraud, extremism and sexual assault.

Quoting statistics from the Watch Foundation, a non -profit organization, it said that 291,273 web pages contain inappropriate for children in 2024, an increase of 6 per cent since 2023. Among these, 91 percent has been classified as inappropriate self -created images, either in parallel through manipulation.