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Australian police uncovered a sinister global network targeting young girls through online gaming and messaging platforms, coercing them into acts of self-harm and violence in what authorities describe as a “twisted type of gamification."

Australian Federal Police (AFP) Commissioner Krissy Barrett announced the formation of a new taskforce dedicated to dismantling the online crime networks behind the disturbing trend. The initiative is being coordinated internationally, with support from Australia’s Five Eyes partners- the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and New Zealand.

“This is a new and disturbing front in traditional gender-based violence," Krissy Barrett said, adding, “We are seeing girls as young as ten being manipulated by people who want to hurt oth

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