BBC: The woman who successfully sued the website that matched her with a paedophile explains how she forced the site to close down. ‘Alice’, or A.M. as she was known in court says she feels "vindic…::“Alice” speaks exclusively to the BBC after her successful lawsuit against Omegle forced it offline.

  • biHeart@programming.dev
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    7 months ago

    Taught not to get abused? I think you mean “stranger danger” shit, which is taught but the way you phrased that is disturbing. It’s not a child’s job to “not get abused by ‘anyone’”. And all places in general should probably keep an eye on who comes in and out, except for niche/specialized services like vpns, warez, etc. That’s just called being responsible.

    Parks and other ‘loose’ non-stores though shouldn’t be held responsible, I agree.

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      7 months ago

      I just wanted a phrase which encompassed “don’t go home with strangers” and “don’t send strangers photos of yourself” and all other things which either are, or lead to, abuse.

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        7 months ago

        A very large percentage of child abuse, kidnapping and pedo issues involve the child’s own family. “Stranger Danger” isn’t the solution.

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          7 months ago

          In the very specific set of examples in the above posts, it’s basically only “Stranger Danger”. It’s literally about Omegle.

          But I do very much agree with your point when talking in a wider context

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          That doesn’t have any bearing on a comparison between two different types of “stranger danger”.