{"id":24030,"date":"2026-07-21T08:37:17","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T06:37:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/21\/inside-the-horrifying-online-network-where-children-extort-others-to-commit-violence-and-self-harm\/"},"modified":"2026-07-21T08:37:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T06:37:17","slug":"inside-the-horrifying-online-network-where-children-extort-others-to-commit-violence-and-self-harm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/21\/inside-the-horrifying-online-network-where-children-extort-others-to-commit-violence-and-self-harm\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside the horrifying online network where children extort others to commit violence and self-harm"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 764 network is just one part of a growing online ecosystem that pushes young members into brutal and degrading acts. It has perpetrators and victims in dozens of countries<\/p>\n

In late 2024, in a quiet suburb of Stockholm, a 14-year-old boy approached a man in his 80s who was using a walker. He stabbed the man three times in the back.<\/p>\n

The video of the attack in H\u00e4sselby was streamed and spread quickly. It fed a global online ecosystem that actively encourages and glorifies acts of violence and degradation \u2013 the \u201cgamification of harm\u201d, as the researcher Marc-Andr\u00e9 Argentino puts it.<\/p>\n

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\nThe 764 network is just one part of a growing online ecosystem that pushes young members into brutal and degrading acts. It has perpetrators and victims in dozens of countries
\nIn late 2024, in a quiet suburb of Stockholm, a 14-year-old boy approached a man in his 80s who was using a walker. He stabbed the man three times in the back.
\nThe video of the attack in H\u00e4sselby was streamed and spread quickly. It fed a global online ecosystem that actively encourages and glorifies acts of violence and degradation \u2013 the \u201cgamification of harm\u201d, as the researcher Marc-Andr\u00e9 Argentino puts it. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The 764 network is just one part of a growing online ecosystem that pushes young members into brutal and degrading acts. It has perpetrators and victims in dozens of countries In late 2024, in a quiet suburb of Stockholm, a 14-year-old boy approached a man in his 80s who was using a walker. He stabbed …<\/p>\n

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