Wizz, a Tinder-like app popular among teenagers, advertises as a 'safe space' to meet new friends. But it's allegedly been used to extort users into sending sexually explicit photos, calling into question whether the app’s safety system is effective.
Owen Berg / NBC NewsA Tinder-like app popular among teenagers and young adults has allegedly been used to extort users by tricking them into sending sexually explicit photos, a problem that internet safety watchdogs say is indicative of the challenges of keeping young people safe on social media.
That makes Wizz a relatively successful but still niche social network — the kind that can avoid the scrutiny heaped on bigger tech platforms. And since Wizz is a French app, it does not have to report child safety issues to U.S. authorities, experts told NBC News. The app also has no parental controls,John Shehan, senior vice president of the exploited children division and international engagement for the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children , a nonprofit group tasked by the U.S.
According to the Canadian Centre for Child Protection , a national charity focused on child safety, Wizz was the seventh-most mentioned platform in sextortion reports to its tip line between June 2022 and last month.Stephen Sauer, director of the C3P’s tip line, said they received 75 reports in relation to Wizz since Jan. 1, compared to 15 reports in the six months prior. He said he could not speak to the reasons for the uptick.
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