“The normalisation of scams online is a shocking trend. As Safer Internet Centre’s research shows, fraudsters are clearly targeting vulnerable young people who should be able to connect with friends and family without being subject to a barrage of scams.
“Whilst raising awareness amongst young people and parents is important, the onus to spot scams should not be on children. Technology companies have a responsibility to ensure they aren’t providing a hiding place for fraudsters. From next month under the Online Safety Act, firms will have to take active steps to tackle illegal content like scams to protect people using their sites.”