Technology has a way of both simplifying and amplifying what would usually be a daunting task, thereby making it easier, whether good or bad. This is simply the situation with child molesters who are finding it much easier to search for their victims online. Let me point out that in my opinion, anyone who engages in any act targeted at molesting a minor should be locked up for life. That said, the Internet, as it is structured today, is making the task of paedophiles much easier and that is indeed a sad reality.
A number of apps have already been released by these evil folks and many others are on the way, specifically targeted at finding the next child victim to molest. In some cases, they exploit the weaknesses of apps designed to be fun; an example is an app called Musical.ly, which allows users to upload short video clips of themselves dancing and singing to songs they love. However, kids who use this app are being targeted by paedophiles who try to deceive them into sending naked photos of themselves instead, plus other strategies some parents have reported.
This piece is simply a clarion call for parents to be vigilant since it is now more or less a norm to be connected to the Internet. I am not advocating that parents should not give these items to their kids but they have to watch it because non-supervision can be counter-productive and might even affect their school performance negatively as devices can be loaded with a lot of gaming apps to which these kids might become addicted to.
Beside this, the greatest threat is that kids connected to the Internet without supervision risk encountering paedophiles online. These callous individuals are ever ready to lure your child online using various strategies and take advantage of him/her, thus, putting your child in serious danger. The unfortunate victim may be kidnapped, robbed, defiled, etc. This is because young minds may not easily discern when or who to divulge details about themselves as well as members of their family. My intention basically is to create awareness about this matter, so that parents and guardians can be on the lookout and not assume all is well.
Let me stress that as a parent or guardian, you need to know some of the tricks and strategies used by these paedophiles to get at children so that it will be easier for you to know how to take precautions. Some of these include posting some of the child’s photos online, posting flattering words about the child on social media to gain the — Finish Reading on the Punch Website
