2025-08-01
Grooming has many definitions. In colloquial terms, to groom is to do personal care, such as brushing your hair or washing. However, the negative meaning of grooming is manipulative acts that are aimed at the exploitation and abuse of people, most often children or other vulnerable individuals. Children all over the world go through some sort of online sexual exploitation annually, having exceeded 300 million in statistics. NSPCC reported a stunning rise in online grooming due to the social media boom over the years. In 2023/24 alone, there were more than 7,000 offences of sexual communication with a child recorded…
