My generation became a target for abuse on the video-chat site – and our parents had no idea
This article contains descriptions of online child abuse and self-harm
It was usually only a matter of minutes before we’d see the first penis. As we huddled giggling around someone’s family computer, hauled into a bedroom for secrecy, they became a routine part of our childhood sleepovers. One after another, the penises would flash up on screen, as we fell about screaming with laughter, half-covering our eyes with our school jumper sleeves.
“Ewwww! Next, next!” Someone would click “next”. The routine began again.
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