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Sexual cyberbullying of minors (Online Grooming) and pandemic: Acting with language in the face of the violation of children's rights

Nuria Lorenzo-Dus Orcid Logo, Laura Moreno-Serrano, Sergio Maruenda-Bataller, Carmen Pérez-Sabater

Signo y Seña, Volume: 40, Pages: 166 - 187

Swansea University Author: Nuria Lorenzo-Dus Orcid Logo

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DOI (Published version): 10.34096/sys.n40.10507

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Online grooming (OG) is a very serious social problem that violates children’s rights. Faced by it, we cannot but act quickly, forcefully and in a coordinated manner. Such action should be oriented to both OG detection and prevention. It should also be underpinned by a detailed knowledge of OG as a...

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ISSN: 0327-8956 2314-2189
Published: 2022
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