{"id":313688,"date":"2026-01-29T18:00:46","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T18:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/the-terrifying-online-community-targeting-kids\/"},"modified":"2026-01-29T18:00:46","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T18:00:46","slug":"the-terrifying-online-community-targeting-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/the-terrifying-online-community-targeting-kids\/","title":{"rendered":"The terrifying online community targeting kids"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/p1y4KqXiVy4\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"The terrifying online community targeting kids\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/p1y4KqXiVy4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>An online network known as \u2018The Com\u2019 is targeting children and coercing them into acts of violence, self-harm and abuse. <\/p>\n<p>A new report has revealed members \u2013 mostly aged between 11 and 25 \u2013 are groomed into hurting themselves or others to gain social status. <\/p>\n<p>How worried should parents be and what are the signs your child might be involved? <\/p>\n<p>Niall speaks to Sky\u2019s Adele Robinson following her investigation into the online group. <\/p>\n<p>WARNING: This report contains references to suicide, self-harm and sexual abuse which some may find distressing.  <\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve been affected by this story, and are feeling emotionally distressed or suicidal, you can contact the Samaritans by emailing jo@samaritans.uk (mailto:jo@samaritans.uk)  or jo@samaritans.ie (mailto:jo@samaritans.ie)  <\/p>\n<p>Producers: Soila Apparicio<\/p>\n<p>Editor: Mike Bovill<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An online network known as \u2018The Com\u2019 is targeting children and coercing them into acts of violence, self-harm and abuse. 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