Guide Against Online Grooming

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Guide Against Online Grooming (also known as GOAG for short), is a SNCApedia page to help deal with the constant rise of pedophiles in online platform.
It covers a range of topics, including defining online grooming and its various forms, as well as providing guidance on how to recognize and avoid it, particularly for minors.

What are the different types of grooming?

This section covers two main categories: Indirect Grooming and Direct Grooming.

Indirect Grooming

Indirect grooming refers to methods that are not immediately targeted at a specific individual and are often more subtle in nature. These can influence or expose individuals to grooming behaviors over time without direct interaction.

Algorithmic Exposure

This involves platform algorithms promoting or recommending content that may normalize inappropriate behavior, blur boundaries, or expose users to unsafe communities. Over time, this can lower a person's awareness of risk and make them more vulnerable to grooming.

Notable example was during the 2020 pandemic in which most individuals were stuck online, malicious actors coming from NSFW communities have taken this opportunity to crea t e

Direct Grooming

Direct grooming involves individuals or groups actively targeting and interacting with a specific person with the intent to manipulate, exploit, or abuse them.

Targeted Interaction

This includes direct messaging, forming relationships, building trust, and gradually escalating conversations or behavior toward manipulation or exploitation.