Nov 26, 2021
It usually starts off with a simple "Hello, you're cute", but can quickly escalate to a sexually explicit message. In a generation of tech-savvy individuals, it's hard to imagine that any of us will fall victim to online grooming, and yet two out of three secondary school students in Singapore received unwanted sexual content online, according to Microsoft's Digital Civility Survey conducted in 2019. Between looking out for big age gaps, grand gestures of love, how do we know if it's a case of being groomed?
This episode was made in collaboration with IMDA, as part of their Digital for Life movement. With digital as a new way of life, how do we take care of our online safety and wellness? Find out more at http://go.gov.sg/digitalwellness.