By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - IT security experts are cautioning parents to monitor their children's social media activity as online dangers such as pornographic extortion and other explicit crimes are on the rise. According to a survey by digital awareness brand "BeInTouch"on learners from grade 4 to 11, 83% have a social media account by the time they are 12, 77% have no parental controls or filters enabled while 67% have been cyber bullied or contacted by a stranger. Anna Collard from digital security company, "KnowBe4 Africa" says employment scams are also common, as syndicates lure prospective employees to foreign countries before forcing them into prostitution and other crimes...

By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - IT security experts are cautioning parents to monitor their children's social media activity as online dangers such as pornographic extortion and other explicit crimes are on the rise. According to a survey by digital awareness brand "BeInTouch"on learners from grade 4 to 11, 83% have a social media account by the time they are 12, 77% have no parental controls or filters enabled while 67% have been cyber bullied or contacted by a stranger. Anna Collard from digital security company, "KnowBe4 Africa" says employment scams are also common, as syndicates lure prospective employees to foreign countries before forcing them into prostitution and other crimes...

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