Children in UK report online sextortion attempts in record numbers
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<p>Exclusive: Call for nudity-detection tech on phones as number of under-18s reporting blackmail attempts rises by 34%</p><p>• <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/apr/07/ashamed-scared-how-online-friendship-became-sextortion-nightmare">‘I felt ashamed and scared’: how an online friendship became a sextortion nightmare</a></p><p>Children are reporting online sextortion attempts in record numbers in the UK, as campaigners urge tech companies
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<p>Exclusive: Call for nudity-detection tech on phones as number of under-18s reporting blackmail attempts rises by 34%</p><p>• <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/apr/07/ashamed-scared-how-online-friendship-became-sextortion-nightmare">‘I felt ashamed and scared’: how an online friendship became a sextortion nightmare</a></p><p>Children are reporting online sextortion attempts in record numbers in the UK, as campaigners urge tech companies
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