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The number of children targeted for grooming and abuse on Instagram has more than tripled - with some of the victims as young as five years old.
Figures obtained by the NSPCC suggest there were 5,161 reports of sexual communications with a child recorded in just 18 months.
Facebook, Snapchat and Instagram were used in 70% of those incidents.
Girls aged 12 to 15 were most likely to be targeted, but roughly one in five victims were under the age of 11.
The NSPCC's chief executive, Peter Wanless, has accused social media firms of "10 years of failed self-regulation".
He said: "These figures are overwhelming evidence that keeping children safe cannot be left to social networks."
The charity obtained freedom of information data from 39 of the 43 police forces in England and Wales.
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The number of children targeted for grooming and abuse on Instagram has more than tripled - with some of the victims as young as five years old.
Figures obtained by the NSPCC suggest there were 5,161 reports of sexual communications with a child recorded in just 18 months.
Facebook, Snapchat and Instagram were used in 70% of those incidents.
Girls aged 12 to 15 were most likely to be targeted, but roughly one in five victims were under the age of 11.
The NSPCC's chief executive, Peter Wanless, has accused social media firms of "10 years of failed self-regulation".
He said: "These figures are overwhelming evidence that keeping children safe cannot be left to social networks."
The charity obtained freedom of information data from 39 of the 43 police forces in England and Wales.
Read more
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