The Com: Online, Sadistic and Deadly.
Overview:
Parents are being warned of the dangers of ‘The Com’ or ‘764’, a sadistic online network that targets often vulnerable young people, destroying their lives. Sky's Adele Robinson reports using testimony from survivors, parents, law enforcement investigators and journalists, as they try to understand this new global grooming terror.
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