'Our son was blackmailed online for sex images'

A surge in the use of video chats and live-streaming among children is leaving them vulnerable to abuse, the NSPCC has warned, calling for a social network regulator to be introduced.

One child, "Ben", tried to take his own life after being blackmailed for sexual images shared between six men.

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