{"id":351553,"date":"2026-06-11T18:00:40","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T17:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/a-safe-haven-for-paedophiles-thousands-of-children-abused-on-snapchat\/"},"modified":"2026-06-11T18:00:40","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T17:00:40","slug":"a-safe-haven-for-paedophiles-thousands-of-children-abused-on-snapchat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/a-safe-haven-for-paedophiles-thousands-of-children-abused-on-snapchat\/","title":{"rendered":"A \u2018safe haven\u2019 for paedophiles \u2013 thousands of children abused on Snapchat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/dMnDPuEedcI\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"A \u2018safe haven\u2019 for paedophiles \u2013 thousands of children abused on Snapchat\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dMnDPuEedcI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>A warning this report contains distressing details.<\/p>\n<p>The social media app Snapchat is being used by paedophiles and violent criminals to target thousands of children a year, an ITV News investigation has found.<\/p>\n<p>Across 37 police forces, there were more than 100,000 offences involving the app over the past five years. In the cases where ages were provided, 6 in 10 of the victims were children or teenagers.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not always clear how Snapchat was involved, but the crimes include multiple cases of rape and sexual assault.<\/p>\n<p>A Snapchat spokesperson told ITV News that the company is &quot;working hard to combat&quot; sexual exploitation, &quot;including by continuously evolving our safety mechanisms as criminals change their tactics.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>#snapchat #onlinesafety #children #socialmedia<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A warning this report contains distressing details. 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