Transcript
[MSICA]
[SPEAKING]
Well, first of all, the online grooming, what is known as harassment or abuse online through social media generally. It's a criminal behavior of harassment and abuse in many sexual intercourse in turn also. For which at least one adult will contact a minor or with minors on a digital basis through networks, through social media, generally.
In order to carry out such activities. First of all, what I would like us to understand is that grooming is a process, a process that will go He's going gradually, as it begins with the contact request, usually from adult to minor. --my compayers that we're getting more and more connected And there's a... More and more children have access to social networks.
And it's therefore, because it's in this context that you can to establish a request for contact from another person and digital way, as one of the uses on social networks is, for example, friends, meet people who can share the same tastes, same hobbies, etctera. And the first intention of a criminal, the adult will be to create an environment of familiarity, of trust with the minor to gradually get involved in the criminal activity in which it may culminate with physical or criminal contact, produced telematics.
That's why the process of gaining confidence of the child tends to be in a phased manner, Since the adult is going to want to create a social relationship, a link of intimacy, of secrecy with the minors prevent these, well, then raise alarm, right? To prevent these, for example, that the minor may seek help. So, the criminal activity will try to raise in secret from adults.
By generating this environment of, then of concealment, of secrecy, one of the consequences is that the minor goes to feel, may feel trapped, since the minor will gradually be socially isolated, will stop potentially talking to friends who are in your physical environment or with reference adults. On many occasions, even grooming is given through the situations of deception.
I mean, we're talking about that social media, for we access and know many people through the networks Social. On many occasions criminals will want posing as a minor, possibly speaking with the same style, sharing same tastes and hobbies that minors. In other words, on many occasions the minor does not even You know you're talking to an adult, since the adult may be, for example, with a false profile, etctera.
What is the consequence? So, that the minor, little by little, gradually, He's gonna find himself more and more trapped. Sometimes attempts to, for example, the social cradle of the minor or of the adult to make involve less on social networks or can be answered by the child with distrust, sometimes, even with irritability.
Strengthening therefore that child's relationship with the adult, with the perpetrator. As the created link, it will be strengthened. The abuser tends to involve, therefore, discussions on the most important content, the content is becoming more and more natural, it's been introduced more naturally, right? Ms colloquially. By even applying, for example, private, at least.
In some cases, the fact that the minor, for example, provide such content can also be converted or can be converted be used by the abuser in the form of blackmail, for example, or even required to access more content. So, two key points that I would like to summarize and emphasize They are. First, social isolation is one of the keys, possibly for the grooming if it doesn't start, s is maintained, as possibly on many occasions the minor is going to look like he has more and more confidence with That person you've met through social media.
For example, you will start sharing information more and therefore will feel that, Like he feels safe with that person. At the same time it's more isolated from other people. Other people outside, adults or friends don't understand me. as well as this person can understand that conoc through social media. It's a key point. Another key point is that social isolation will be one of the observable signs in the minor.
This isolation can be perceived by others. As we have said before, attempts to access the child, ask or try to limit access to networks can make an abrupt reduction of the child with his friends or his family. So, the little guy's vnculo. It is very important to stress that not all of these behavioural changes, of isolation, of irritability, they have to be indicators that the minor could be grooming vctima.
It is therefore very important to pay attention to these signs, not always in a way, that is, rather, not in a way like judging or that or from which you are doing this, but more of a way of knowing what can be the motivation that the minor is spending more time in social media. Since as you can reduce that possible irritability in the minor and interpersonal problems, who may have minors with relatives, guardians.
Since one of the important things you were looking for avoiding in the minor is that fear and anxiety to feel judged. As we have already said, grooming is a process. steps, a gradual process in which the minor will be seen caught little by little. And there comes a point, there comes a time when the minor, even if you have not possibly discovered if a false profile, even if you haven't discovered that, the minor if he can realize that good, because that situation or that person you have met is not is dangerous, possibly, or even regret having even formed that link or have shared any ntimo content.
However, at that time the fear of being judged, the possible anxiety or even the isolation that has passed before, can prevent the child from seeking help. So, these are the different states. and the different consequences of carrying out the... [MSICA]