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NSPCC criticizes government for online code of practise absence as social media grooming cases grow

on Feb 3, 2018 | 0 comments

By Taruka Srivastav

Children’s charity NSPCC criticized the government for failing to implement child safety online recommendations made in a report commissioned by ministers a decade ago.

NSPCC’s latest report revealed there had been more than 1,300 grooming offences in the first six months since a new law came into effect, with almost two-thirds of cases involving the use of Facebook, Snapchat or Instagram.

It further urged the government to make a mandatory social media code of practise and to fine those who break the rules as reported by the Guardian.

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Source: The Drum