“I’m 28 and I really like sex, if you want to discuss it and exchange with me about it, we can get to know each other ;)” , “You have a shot”, “Send Nudes”.
Here is the type of messages we received, just registered on the Teen Dating platform under the fake profile of Camille, 13 years old. No proof was required to justify this age, nor parental consent to authorize this recording. In a matter of minutes, and while no photo has yet been uploaded to the profile, dozens of friend requests arrive. All men much older than the target of this exchange site, aimed at young people aged 13 to 25 years. And whose attentions to young users are anything but innocent.
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A paradise of sexual predators
Created in 2006, Rencontre-Ados.net has been receiving particular attention from concerned parents for several days. On X (formerly Twitter), they and they warn against the site where fake profiles of teens, but actual sexual predators, would be legion.
AS to missFranceinfo and Current wife, as well as Internet users, conducted the experiment and came to a similar conclusion: many men well into their twenties sign up for Teen Dating to solicit sex with minors or nude photos. From the first exchanges, almost everyone asks to continue the conversation on Snapchat, hoping to extract some naked to their young victims.
Thus, among the men who arrive on our profile, we find “To have fun”, who says he is 17 years old and notes in his bio that he is on the site for “talk, sympathize or have fun. If you are naughty do not hesitate or if you want to find out what it is like. I adapt easily so sweet hard tame submissive… and everything to make you happy”.
Or Warren, presumably 15, who he’s looking for “one night” according to his bio, and who gets angry when we refuse to give him our Snap.
A site that deliberately mixes minors and majors
If Teen Dating is now denounced by many parents, the phenomenon is anything but new. Already in 2019, Publication he had infiltrated the site, as well as other platforms aimed at younger people, and discovered that he was being hogged by grown men.
Asked by PublicationJustine Atlan, director general of the e-Enfance association, has already warned of the lack of moderation achieved by these platforms, as well as the age threshold set by these sites, explicitly open to those over 18 years of age. “We shouldn’t be able to mix minors and adults: 12-25 years is scandalous. Sexual predators looking for teen hookups can be 25-30 years old, surprisingly it may seem. The people who run these platforms know this well. Also, the predators are quite intelligent and therefore they migrate to other trading places to go further. These teen sites are a gateway. »
Regulation of these teen sites is a necessity, but not a priority
So what about moderation? Contacted by Current wife Through the contact form, Rencontres-Ado.net has declared that it does not respond to requests for interviews on this topic. Since then, an advertisement for the recruitment of moderators from verified members has been clearly visible on the home page of the site.
But for Thomas Rohmer, director of the Observatory on parenting and digital education, lack of regulation is also part of their strategy. “This site is in line with a large number of other sites that have always aimed to target, in terms of marketing, teenagers or young people, analyze for Information about France. It has always existed, but it is trueToday, the age verification debate should be a government priority. The problem is always the same: how to prevent malicious people from coming into contact with minors on the Internet? »he explains to Franceinfo.
- Article 227-22-1 of the Penal Code provides that the fact that an adult makes sexual advances to a minor of fifteen years of age or to a person who presents himself as such using an electronic means of communication such as the Internet is punished with two years’ imprisonment and fine of 30,000 euros.
- Article 227-23 of the penal code provides for a five-year prison sentence and a fine of 75,000 euros for the recording or dissemination of images of a child pornography nature: “ The penalties are increased to seven years’ imprisonment and a 100,000 euro fine when an electronic communications network. »
Asked on this Tuesday August 22nd on the airwaves of Information about FranceChildren’s Secretary of State Charlotte Caubel insisted on her desire not to ban these sites, but to regulate them.” Since the summer of 2022, we have had a law requiring sites to obtain parental permission so that children under 15 can register on these sites. We are committed to ensuring that the implementing decree of this law comes out very quickly. This is tremendous leverage, because it enforces age checks on all customers. »
But this law may not apply to Teen Dating, which is hosted in Belgium. Charlotte Caubel herself acknowledges that this domiciliation of the site complicates any investigation, and therefore any conviction.
While waiting for better regulation of these sites, the best thing is to make your children aware of the dangers of the Internet., and especially to those represented by social networks and exchange platforms, which are an open door to people with dangerous intent. Also do not hesitate to contact the E-Enfance association, which it has set up a national and toll-free number, 3018to answer parents’ questions and guide their digital uses.
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Source: Madmoizelle
Mary Crossley is an author at “The Fashion Vibes”. She is a seasoned journalist who is dedicated to delivering the latest news to her readers. With a keen sense of what’s important, Mary covers a wide range of topics, from politics to lifestyle and everything in between.
