4.7 Technology Assisted Abuse

Technology Assisted Abuse

Technology is a significant component in many safeguarding and wellbeing issues. Children are at risk of abuse and other risks online as well as face to face. In many cases, abuse and other risks will take place concurrently both online and offline.

Children can also abuse other children online, this can take the form of abusive, harassing, and misogynistic/misandrist messages, the non-consensual sharing of indecent images (especially around chat groups), and the sharing of abusive images and pornography to those who do not want to receive such content.

Children can also be groomed online and through social media by people coercing or manipulating them to sexually or criminally exploit them, or seeking to radicalise them.