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Youth Mental Health/exploitation & Tools to Prevent Harms

  1. Wells, G, Peterson, K., & Andrews, N. (2024, Nov 17), Inside Big Tech’s Bid to Sink the Online Kid Safety Bill, Wall Street Journal, https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/meta-google-lobbying-child-online-safety-bill-5ee63dcc?st=msFWPx&reflink=article_copyURL_share
  2. Chen, B. (2024, Nov 10), How Tech Created a ‘Recipe for Loneliness’, New York Times, https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/10/technology/personaltech/technology-loneliness.html
  3. Stalnecker, A. (2024, Nov 9), Police identify nearly 50 student victims in Lancaster Country Day AI-made nude images incident, Lancaster Online, https://lancasteronline.com/news/local/police-identify-nearly-50-student-victims-in-lancaster-country-day-ai-made-nude-images-incident/article_26ca48ae-9eab-11ef-836b-db649ae08884.html
  4. Roose, K. (2024, Oct 23) Can A.I. Be Blamed for a Teen’s Suicide?, New York Times, https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/23/technology/characterai-lawsuit-teen-suicide.html
  5. Online Harms Prevention Action Kit, Free resources for parents,schools and other interested individuals (2024, Oct 10), https://fairplayforkids.org/pf/onlineharmskit/
  6. Young E, McCain JL, Mercado MC, et al. Frequent Social Media Use and  Experiences with Bullying Victimization, Persistent Feelings of Sadness  or Hopelessness, and Suicide Risk Among High School Students — Youth  Risk Behavior Survey, United States, 2023. MMWR Suppl  2024;73(Suppl-4):23–30. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.su7304a3.
  7. Hindenburg Research (2024, Oct 8)  Roblox: Inflated Key Metrics For Wall Street And A Pedophile Hellscape For Kids, https://hindenburgresearch.com/roblox/
  8. Thorn. (2024). Youth Perspectives on Online Safety, 2023. Available at: https://info.thorn.org/hubfs/ResearchThorn_23_YouthMonitoring_Report.pd
  9. Morell, C. (2024, Aug 9) Parents Need Backup To Protect Kids From Big Tech—The Senate Delivered, Newsweek, https://www.newsweek.com/parents-need-backup-protect-kids-big-tech-senate-delivered-opinion-1935255 
  10. Johnson, W. (2024, Aug 3), A historic new law would protect kids online and hold tech companies accountable, NPR, https://www.npr.org/2024/08/02/nx-s1-5057818/kids-online-safety-act-cyberbullying-children-internet-social-media
  11. Badertscher, N. (2024, July 2) Mom channels grief into advocacy for safe online spaces, Atlanta Journal Constitution, https://www.ajc.com/inspire/mom-channels-grief-into-advocacy/MUL4SAIDA5GOFNMXHIOOQXBIOY/
  12. So, L., Marshall, A, Szep, J. (2024, July 2) OnlyFans vows it's a safe space. Predators are exploiting kids there, Reuters, https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/onlyfans-sex-children/  
  13. O'Gorman, T., Penrose, J, et al (2024, June 2024), Trends in Financial Sextortion,Thorn & the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, https://info.thorn.org/hubfs/Research/Thorn_TrendsInFinancialSextortion_June2024.pdf 
  14. Horowitz, J. (2024, Jun 20), Instagram Recommends Sexual Videos to Accounts for 13-Year-Olds, Tests Show, Wall Street Journal, https://www.wsj.com/tech/instagram-recommends-sexual-videos-to-accounts-for-13-year-olds-tests-show-b6123c65?st=mzjy36jxlra7trw&reflink=article_copyURL_share
  15. ISD (2024, June 18). Pulling Back the Curtain: An Exploration of YouTube’s Recommendation Algorithm", https://www.isdglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Pulling-Back-the-Curtain-Executive-Summary-6.pdf
  16. Solotaroff, P. (2024, June 16), Inside Snapchat’s Teen Opioid Crisis, Rolling Stone, https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/inside-snapchat-teenage-opioid-crisis-1235036691/
  17. Winslow, B. (2024, Jun 11), Judge won't throw out Utah's lawsuit against Facebook, Instagram, Fox13 Salt Lake City,  https://www.fox13now.com/news/politics/judge-wont-throw-out-utahs-lawsuit-against-facebook-instagram
  18. Jargon, J. (2024, Jun 8), An Anonymous-Messaging App Upended This High School, Wall Street Journal, https://www.wsj.com/tech/personal-tech/fizz-is-the-latest-campus-gossip-app-it-took-two-days-to-shake-up-one-high-school-1d59ffd4?st
  19. Stern, J. (2024, Jun 5), How Broken Are Apple’s Parental Controls? It Took 3 Years to Fix an X-Rated Loophole, Wall Street Journal, https://www.wsj.com/tech/personal-tech/a-bug-allowed-kids-to-visit-x-rated-sites-apple-took-three-years-to-fix-it-17e5f65d
  20. Galvin, B. (2024, June 3), After 17-year-old son's suicide, Atlanta mom pushes for bill to protect kids online, Fox 5 News Atlanta,  https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/after-17-year-old-sons-suicide-atlanta-mom-pushes-bill-protect-kids-online
  21. Jargon, J. (2024, Jun 1)AI Fake Nudes Are Now a Frightening Reality for Teens, Wall Street Journal, https://www.wsj.com/tech/personal-tech/ai-fake-nude-photos-schools-victim-impact-88a4b1e4?st
  22. Caturano, S., et al (2024, May 24), 'Generation Swipe': What a new era of social media regulation means for young people, ABC News,  https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/generation-swipe-new-era-social-media-regulation-means/story?id=110480513
  23. Nir, S. (2024, May 15), ‘Chelsea’ Asked for Nude Pictures. Then the Sextortion Began, New York Times ,https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/15/nyregion/social-media-scam-sextortion.html?unlocked_article_code=1.1E0.g5W-.EyZarpFT8dV4&smid=url-share 
  24. American Psychological Association (2024, April 16), Potential Risks of Content, Features, and Functions, A closer Look at the Science Behind How Social Media Affects Youth, https://www.apa.org/topics/social-media-internet/psychological-science-behind-youth-social-media.pdf
  25. Goggin, B. (2024, Apr 22), Did TikTok videos inspire a teen’s suicide?, NBC News, https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-media/tiktok-suicide-videos-lawsuit-social-media-self-harm-rcna146680
  26. McDonald, K. (2024, April 16), 13 on TikTok: Self-harm and suicide content shown shocks experts, RTE, https://www.rte.ie/news/primetime/2024/0416/1443731-13-on-tiktok-self-harm-and-suicide-content-shown-shocks-experts/
  27. Revealing Reality, (2024, April) Children's Media Lives 2024, A report for Ofcom, https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0021/283044/childrens-media-lives-2024-summary-report.pdf
  28. Children & Screens (2024, April), Neurodivergent Youth and Digital Media, Parent Tip Sheet, https://www.childrenandscreens.org/learn-explore/research/neurodivergent-youth-and-digital-media/
  29. Grose, J. (2024, April 10), Get Tech Out of the Classroom Before It’s Too Late,  The New York Times, https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/10/opinion/schools-technology.html
  30. Heuer, M. (2023,  Dec 27), New study says social media made billions off teens, children in 2022, UPI.com, https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2023/12/27/harvard-study-social-media-revenue-harms-teens-children/8621703725911/
  31. Haidt, J. (2024, March 13), End the Phone-Based Childhood Now, The Atlantic, https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2024/03/teen-childhood-smartphone-use-mental-health-effects/677722/
  32. Horwitz, J.., Blunt K. (2024, Feb 22), Meta Staff Found Instagram Tool Enabled Child Exploitation. The Company Pressed Ahead Anyway, Wall Street Journal, https://www.wsj.com/tech/meta-staff-found-instagram-subscription-tool-enabled-child-exploitation-the-company-pressed-ahead-anyway-a18e81e6
  33. Kim, C. (2024, Jan 31), She blames social media for contributing to her daughter’s death. On Wednesday this Colorado mom took her pain to Capitol Hill, CPR News, https://www.cpr.org/2024/01/31/colorado-mom-at-capitol-hill-for-social-media-ceos-testifying-on-child-safety/
  34. Liebergen, S. (2024, Jan 31), Mother who lost teen to viral challenge calls for more protections, Scripps News, https://www.scrippsnews.com/politics/congress/mother-who-lost-teen-to-viral-challenge-calls-for-more-protections
  35. Tech Transparency Project (2024, Jan 30), Meta Approves Harmful Teen Ads with Images from its Own AI Tool, https://www.techtransparencyproject.org/articles/meta-approves-harmful-teen-ads-with-images-from-its-own-ai-tool 
  36. Bride, K, Molak, M. (2024, Jan 31), Kristin Bride and Maurine Molak: Will Congress finally act to protect kids from the harms of social media?, Chicago Tribune, https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/01/31/kristin-bride-and-maurine-molak-will-congress-finally-act-to-protect-kids-from-the-harms-of-social-media/
  37. Kolodny, L. (2024, Jan 27) Sextortion training materials found on TikTok, Instagram,Snapchat and YouTube, according to new report, NBC News, https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/internet/sextortion-yahoo-boys-snapchat-tiktok-teen-wizz-rcna134200
  38. Raffile, P., Goldenberg, A et al (2024, Jan 2), A Digital Pandemic: Uncovering the Role of "Yahoo Boys' in the Surge of Social Media-Enabled Financial Sextortion Targeting Minors; Network Contagion Research Institute, https://networkcontagion.us/wp-content/uploads/Yahoo-Boys_1.2.24.pdf 
  39. Schmill, D. (2023, Nov 18), Safety should come first on social media platforms, Kids Online Safety Act, pending in Congress, is the answer, Commonwealth Beacon,   https://commonwealthbeacon.org/opinion/safety-should-come-first-on-social-media-platforms/
  40. First Judicial District Court Kathleen Vigil Clerk of the court county New Mexico Attorney General Lawsuit Against Meta Sexual Exploitation (2023, Dec), https://nmag.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/2023-12-05-NM-v.-Meta-et-al.-COMPLAINT-REDACTED.pdf 
  41. Associated Press (2023, Nov 26), Court document claims Meta knowingly designed its platforms to hook kids, reports say, https://apnews.com/article/instagram-facebook-underage-users-meta-04c8797da2c7ff2021931536d324faea
  42. Molly Rose Foundation (2023, Nov), Preventable yet pervasive, https://mollyrosefoundation.org/resources/online-safety/
  43. Kerr, D. (2023, Nov 7),  Meta failed to address harm to teens, whistleblower testifies as senators vow action, NPR, https://www.npr.org/2023/11/07/1211339737/meta-failed-to-address-harm-to-teens-whistleblower-testifies-as-senators-vo
  44. Amnesty International (2023, Nov), Driven Into the Darkness - How TikTok's "For You" Feed Encourages Self Harm and Suicidal Ideation, https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/POL40/7350/2023/en/
  45. Loffhagen, E (2023, Nov 15) Goodbye Omegle: how the anonymous chatroom traumatized our teen years, The Guardian, https://www.theguardian.com/media/2023/nov/15/omegle-closing-random-video-chat
  46. Feiner, L. (2023, Oct 24), Meta sued by 42 attorneys general alleging Facebook, Instagram features are addictive and target kids, CNBC, https://www.cnbc.com/2023/10/24/bipartisan-group-of-ags-sue-meta-for-addictive-features.html
  47. Rothwell, J. (2023, Oct 13), Teens Spend Average of 4.8 Hours on Social Media Per Day, Gallup, https://news.gallup.com/poll/512576/teens-spend-average-hours-social-media-per-day.aspx
  48. Moody, C. (2023, Oct 2),‘IDK what to do’: Thousands of teen boys are being extorted in sexting scams, The Washington Post,  https://www.washingtonpost.com/parenting/2023/10/02/teen-boys-sextortion/
  49. Common Sense Media (2023, Sep 25), Teens Are Bombarded with Hundreds of Notifications a Day on Their Smartphones, New Report Reveals, https://www.commonsensemedia.org/press-releases/teens-are-bombarded-with-hundreds-of-notifications-a-day#:~:text=The%20data%20revealed%20that%20teen%20participants%20checked%20their%20phone%20on%20an%20average%20of%20over%20100%20times%20per%20day.
  50. Marquez-Garrett, L. (2023, Sep 5), The (Revised) Kids Online Safety Act protects LGBTQ+ Youth, https://www.losangelesblade.com/2023/09/05/the-revised-kids-online-safety-act-protects-lgbtq-youth/
  51. Geschu, M. (2023, Aug 24), How big tech exploits the LGBTQ+ community to avoid regulation, Washington Blade, https://www.washingtonblade.com/2023/08/24/opinion-big-tech-lgbtq/
  52. Jeff Horwitz & Katherine Blunt (2023, June 7), “Instagram Connects Vast Pedophile Network,” Wall Street Journal, https://www.wsj.com/articles/instagram-vast-pedophile-network-4ab7189 
  53. Hewett, H. (2023,  June 9), Why we should ban smartphones in schools, The Washington Post, https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/06/09/ban-smartphones-k12-schools/
  54. Haidt, J. (2023, June 6), Get Phones Out of Schools Now, The Atlantic,  https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/06/ban-smartphones-phone-free-schools-social-media/674304/
  55. Kerr, D. (2023, Jun 2), One mom takes on YouTube over deadly social media blackout challenge, NPR, https://www.npr.org/2023/06/01/1179347910/one-mom-takes-on-youtube-over-deadly-social-media-blackout-challenge
  56. U.S. Public Health Service (2023, May 23), Social Media and Youth Mental Health, The U.S. Surgeon General’s Advisory, https://www.hhs.gov/surgeongeneral/priorities/youth-mental-health/social-media/index.html
  57. Pearson, C. & Richtel, M. (2023, May 23) Social Media Can Be a 'Profound Risk' to Youth, Surgeon General Warns, https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/23/well/family/social-media-mental-health-surgeon-general.html
  58. Glorioso, C. (2023, May 10), Fentanyl Deaths Are Soaring. So What Happened to the NYPD's Overdose Squads?, NBC 4 New York, https://www.nbcnewyork.com/investigations/i-team-fentanyl-deaths-are-soaring-so-what-happened-to-the-nypds-overdose-squads/4319902/
  59. Kim, H. (2023, May 2), 'I found myself doing CPR on him:' Dad's warning about deadly challenge, Fox 13 Seattle, https://www.fox13seattle.com/news/i-found-myself-doing-cpr-on-him-dads-warning-about-deadly-challenge
  60. Doucleff, M. (2023, April 25), The Truth About Teens, Social Media and the Mental Health Crisis, NPR, https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/04/25/1171773181/social-media-teens-mental-health
  61. Bronstein, R. (2023, April 13), An Open Letter to Snap, Inc. Founder & CEO on Putting Profits Above Children’s Safety, Medium.com, https://medium.com/@RoseBronstein/an-open-letter-to-snap-inc-founder-ceo-on-putting-profits-above-childrens-safety-b907d07775a7
  62. Vogels, E., & Gelles-Watnick, R. (2023, April 24), Teens and social media:  Key findings from Pew Research Center surveys, Pew Research Center: Internet, Science & Tech, https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/04/24/teens-and-social-media-key-findings-from-pew-research-center-surveys/
  63. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (2023), LGBTQI+ Youth, Stopbullying.gov,  https://www.stopbullying.gov/bullying/lgbtq (accessed June 8, 2023)
  64. Nesi, J., Mann, S. and Robb, M.S. (2023), Teens and Mental Health: How girls really feel about social media;  Common Sense, San Francisco, CA
  65. St George, D. (2023, Mar 30), TikTok is addictive for many girls, especially those with depression, The Washington Post, https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2023/03/30/social-media-girls-teens-depression-tiktok/
  66. Reily, R. (2023, Feb 22), 'Imagine the panic': A teen was catfished, extorted and took his own life. Now, his father is speaking out, USA Today ,https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/02/22/mississippi-teen-sextortion-case-dangers/11324554002/ 
  67. U.S.  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2023, Feb 13), Youth Risk Behavior Survey, Data Summary and Trends Report 2011-2021, https://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/data/yrbs/pdf/YRBS_Data-Summary-Trends_Report2023_508.pdf
  68. Gordon, A & Brown P. (2023, Jan 29), Surgeon General Says 13 too Young for Social Media, CNN, https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/29/health/surgeon-general-social-media/index.html
  69. Johnson, G. (2023, Jan 8), Seattle schools sue tech giants over social media harm, Associated Press, https://apnews.com/article/social-media-seattle-lawsuits-mental-health-965a8f373e3bfed8157571912cc3b542
  70. Orygen, Revolution in Mind (2023) #chatsafe: a young person's guide for communicating afely online about suicide, https://www.orygen.org.au/Training/Resources/Self-harm-and-suicide-prevention/Guidelines/chatsafe-A-young-person-s-guide-for-communicatin
  71. Chang, E. (2022, Dec 16), Cyberbullying affects almost half of American teens. Parents may be unaware, The Washington Post,  https://wapo.st/3j3Y6R6
  72. Vogels, E. (2022, Dec 15), Teens and Cyberbullying 2022, Pew Research Center, https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2022/12/15/teens-and-cyberbullying-2022/
  73. Strauss, V. (2022, Dec 13), News literacy lessons: ‘Shark Week,’ Stephen Curry video, toxic social media, https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/12/17/news-literacy-sharkweek-curry-socialmedia/
  74. Barrett D, (2022, Nov 30), Poison pill: How fentanyl killed a 17-year-old, The Washington Post, https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/11/30/fentanyl-fake-pills-social-media/ 
  75. Southern Poverty Law Center-American University (2022, Nov 17), Building Networks
    & Addressing Harm: A Community Guide to Online Youth Radicalization Resources for Trusted Adults, Mentors & Community Leaders,  https://www.splcenter.org/sites/default/files/splc-peril-addressing-harm-community-guide.pdf
  76. Meaker, M. (2022, Oct 3), How A British Teen's Death Changed Social Media, Wired, https://www.wired.com/story/how-a-british-teens-death-changed-social-media/
  77. Crawford, A. & Bell, B. (2022, Sep 30), Molly Russell inquest: Father makes social media plea, BBC News,  https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-63073489
  78. Milmo, D. (2022, Sep 29), Molly Russell inquest must lead to action on internet dangers, says coroner, The Guardian, https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/sep/29/molly-russell-inquest-must-lead-to-action-on-internet-dangers-says-coroner
  79. Lorenz, T. (2022, Sep 23), The online incel movement is getting more violent and extreme, report says, The Washington Post, https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/09/22/incels-rape-murder-study/, editors note: this article documents the movement's support of child rape, https://counterhate.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/CCDH-The-Incelosphere..pdf
  80. Quant Lab at CCDH (2022), The Incelosphere- Exposing pathways into incel communities and the harms they pose to women and children, Center for Countering Digital Hate, https://counterhate.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/CCDH-The-Incelosphere..pdf
  81. Richtel, M. (2022, Aug 22), A Teen’s Journey Into the Internet’s Darkness and Back Again, New York Times, https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/22/health/adolescents-mental-health-technology.html
  82. Fowler, G. (2022, June 9), Your kids’ apps are spying on them, The Washington Post, https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/06/09/apps-kids-privacy/
  83. Mendez II, M. (2022, June 6), The Teens Slipping Through the Cracks on Dating Apps, The Atlantic, https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2022/06/teens-minors-using-dating-apps-grindr/661187/
  84. Castleberry, C. (2022, May 25), The Kids Are Not Alright: Addressing The Mental Health Crisis Impacting Our Youth; Parents, experts and young people shed light on why suicide rates for  Black teens and young adults have been alarmingly high—even before the  pandemic, Essence, https://www.essence.com/health-and-wellness/youth-mental-health-crisis/
  85. Marks, J. & Schaffer, A. (2022, May 25), Virtual learning compromised kids’ privacy and security, The Washington Post, https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/05/25/virtual-learning-compromised-kids-privacy-security/
  86. Harwell, D. (2022, May 24), Remote learning apps shared children’s data at a ‘dizzying scale’, The Washington Post, https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/05/24/remote-school-app-tracking-privacy/
  87. Williams, R. (2022, April 26), The US now hosts more child sexual abuse material online than any other country-Experts predict that without new legislation, the problem will only grow, MIT Technology Review, https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/04/26/1051282/the-us-now-hosts-more-child-sexual-abuse-material-online-than-any-other-country/
  88. Fairplay (2022, April), Designing for Disorder: Instagram’s Pro-eating Disorder Bubble, https://fairplayforkids.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/designing_for_disorder.pdf
  89. The LEGO Group (2022, April 25), GLOBAL ORGANISATIONS CALL FOR TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES TO PRIORITISE CHILDREN’S WELL-BEING, https://www.lego.com/en-gb/aboutus/news/2022/april/global-organisations-call-for-technology-companies-to-prioritise-children-s-well-being
  90. Internet Watch Foundation 2021 Annual Report on Online Child Sexual Abuse Material, https://annualreport2021.iwf.org.uk/
  91. Joseph, A. (2022, April 12), Driven by fentanyl, rates of fatal teen overdoses doubled in 2020, Stat, https://www.statnews.com/2022/04/12/driven-by-fentanyl-rates-of-fatal-teen-overdoses-doubled-in-2020/?utm_source=STAT+Newsletters&utm_campaign=c1baae03a5-Daily_Recap&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_8cab1d7961-c1baae03a5-151146021
  92. Hawgood, A. (2022, Mar 5) What Is ‘Bigorexia’?, New York Times, https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/05/style/teen-bodybuilding-bigorexia-tiktok.html 
  93. Common Sense Media (2022, Feb 4), List of Social Media Harms, http://d2e111jq13me73.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/featured-content/files/list_of_social_media_harms_formatted_edited.docx_.pdf?j=8777238&sfmc_sub=217737498&l=2048712_HTML&u=188941597&mid=6409703&jb=3009&utm_source=advocacy_nl_20220203&utm_medium=email
  94. Haidt, J. (2021, Nov 21). The Dangerous Experiment on Teen Girls, The Atlantic,  https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/11/facebooks-dangerous-experiment-teen-girls/620767/
  95. Doucha, M. (2021, Oct 17) 'They are being deceived to death': Mom's plea for safety after son dies from drugs he bought on social media, NBC12, https://www.12news.com/article/news/local/valley/they-are-being-deceived-to-death-moms-plea-for-safety-after-son-dies-from-drugs-he-bought-on-social-media/75-3432bcde-5f7d-4c61-8f1f-3f1b4b7e7b5e  
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Suggestions for Parents and Caregivers

Engage and Empower Youth

  • Listen to what children/youth are saying
  • Ask Questions
  • Advise youth/children to practice good internet safety
  • Encourage youth/children to critically examine messages they receive
  • Discuss the news in an age appropriate manner

Responses to Concerns

  • Take It Seriously
  • Create a Record - file reports with school and/or school district
  • Discuss online safety and privacy practices
  • Get help - VictimConnect Confidential Referrals for Online Victims, 855-484-2846 https://victimconnect.org/

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