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The Com Network

The digital world connects young people in ways once unimaginable. Today, those connections are increasingly being exploited.
Across platforms, a loose and adaptive online ecosystem — often referred to as the “Com Network” — enables coercion, exploitation, and violence.
From grooming and sextortion to the circulation of harm for status and even shootings and stabbings — often involving minors — these dynamics blur the lines between victim and perpetrator.
This video introduces key insights from the forthcoming study by UNICRI and VOX-Pol Institute and calls for a more integrated response across cybercrime, child protection, and counter-terrorism.
Understanding this evolving ecosystem is essential to protecting trust and people in the digital age.
Stay tuned for the full report.