Meta launches new Instagram anti-sextortion campaign to protect teens

Oct. 17 (UPI) -- Meta said Thursday Instagram is launching a new campaign to help teens and their parents avoid sextortion and fight the financially-driven scammers who prey on teens and children.

"Sextortion is a horrific crime, where financially-driven scammers target young adults and teens around the world, threatening to expose their intimate imagery if they don't get what they want," Meta said in a statement Thursday. "Today, we're announcing new measures in our fight against these criminals -- including an education campaign to raise awareness among teens and parents about how to spot sextortion scams, and what to do to take back control if they're targeted by one of these scams."

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