The Internet is the most innovative element of the last decades but is also a mine of crime and hate. Since the origins of the virtual world, illegal online activities have not stopped rising. An offline virus made us shelter in digital, but the newest threats find their victims there.

Children and teenagers are especially vulnerable to this danger. Their exposure to social media has spiked during the last two years due to closed schools and mobility restrictions.

The gender perspective takes on a leading role in the phenomenon of cybercrime.
– Rubén Fernández

Valencia Local Police fights against the darkest side of the virtual world to react to trends, suspicious profiles, and standard malicious techniques, but mainly to prevent teenagers from becoming vulnerable to criminal activities.

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