NewzAustralian authorities are actively targeting international criminal networks that use online gaming applications to identify, target, and groom vulnerable teenagers. Once contact is established, these networks coerce the targeted minors into acts of self-harm and violence.
The operation highlights an emerging online threat involving so-called 'crimefluencers,' who exploit the digital environments of gaming platforms to manipulate minors into dangerous and harmful behaviors.
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