Blackmail on the webcam, “ficha” accounts (typing the poster in verlan) or “revenge porn”… These sordid practices are not new, but with the idleness linked to confinement, they swarm on social networks. "Unfortunately, when people are bored, it keeps them busy hurting others ," says Justine Atlan, director of the e-Childhood association. The impact is all the stronger on the victim since she is today isolated from her friends. ”
These digital attacks are aimed more particularly at young girls, even if boys are not spared. They have already led to a suicide, that of a 16-year-old schoolgirl in Le Havre, who defenestrated herself on April 1, after "photos have been circulated," her mother said on the Actu76 site.
"Stop Ficha"
"This period generates even greater risks for children and adolescents overexposed to screens, often alone on their smartphones, isolated in their rooms" , alert e-Enfance, which manages the anonymous and free platform
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