It was only recently, towards the end of 2021, that the Bastia police got wind of this phenomenon.. “With Balance your crush, anonymization no longer exists, photos can be hijacked, thanks to identities there can be scams. Worse, people use fake accounts to get in touch with minors, this can be part of the modus operandi of pedophile criminals”, assures Laetitia Prignot, deputy departmental director of public security. So would it be possible to have the accounts deleted? “Not until there has been a complaint and legal proceedings”explains the deputy departmental director.
To prevent this from happening, the national police in partnership with national education carry out 60 interventions each year in 6th grade classes.th and 5th of Bastia. “The youngest are made aware of the dangers of the internet, the 5th to cyberbullying. These are interventions that are in high demand by school leaders,” continues Laetitia Prignot who specifies that: “in the same way, the gendarmerie of Corsica also intervenes in colleges. »
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