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Philadelphia council holds hearing on gaming, social platforms and grooming of minors
Summary
Philadelphia City Council’s joint committees convened testimony from police, federal investigators, prosecutors, school officials, advocates and young people on Resolution 260150 to examine how gaming and social platforms enable grooming, exploitation and trafficking of minors and to identify gaps in prevention and response.
Philadelphia City Council’s joint committees on public health and human services and on children and youth held a public hearing to examine how gaming and social platforms are used to groom, recruit and exploit minors and to consider next steps under Resolution 260150.
Council Member Dr. Anita Ahmad opened the session, noting high platform use among local youth and national reporting increases: “With so many of our young people on these platforms, the dangers are unavoidable and they are growing,” she said, asking witnesses to identify what is getting worse, what might be working and what the city can do to keep children safe.
Law enforcement described how tips and digital evidence flow from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) and the Pennsylvania Internet Crimes Against Children task force into local investigations. Philadelphia Police Department witnesses said the Special Victims Unit triages cyber tips by risk and prioritizes cases…
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