The existence of an online group ``764'' that uses Discord and Telegram to sexually blackmail teenagers is exposed
The American daily newspaper The The Washington Post reports.
On popular online platforms, predatory groups coerce children into self-harm - Washington Post
The name '764' comes from the zip code of the group's founding member. 764 is mainly active on Discord and Telegram, and in particular, on Telegram, which uses encrypted communication, he actively exchanges child pornography and snuff movies. Members are said to be boasting about their abusive behavior and belittling each other in the chat.
Discord has deleted 34,000 user accounts related to 764 and has submitted hundreds of reports to law enforcement authorities. According to Discord, most of the users whose accounts have been deleted appear to be repeat offenders. They are also working on using AI to detect 764 activities and scan the text and images being exchanged.
Discord said, '764's actions are horrific and have no place on Discord or in society. Disrupting 764's sadistic activities has been one of our safety team's top priorities since 2021, when Discord first became aware of 764. ``Discord has a dedicated 764 response team.''
'Child abuse and calls for violence are expressly prohibited in Telegram's Terms of Service,' Telegram said in response to questions from The Washington Post. We are removing 10,000 pieces of harmful content.' However, even if Telegram's management desperately deletes accounts and groups, they immediately open new accounts and resume their activities, making it a cat-and-mouse game.
The founder of 764 is a 16-year-old boy living in Texas. The boy has been fascinated by violent images since he was 10 years old, and had a history of being sent to a juvenile detention center at the age of 13 for threatening to ``shoot up the school.'' The boy is creating a 764 Discord server in January 2021.
According to a Discord spokesperson, content constituting child sexual abuse has been uploaded from the same IP address since November 2020, and law enforcement investigated and found that the sender was a boy. It seems that it has become clear. Then, in July 2021, the boy was arrested on suspicion of possessing child pornography. The boy is 18 years old at the time of article creation and has already been sentenced to 80 years in prison.
The Washington Post introduces the case of a girl who was victimized by 764. This girl was introduced to Discord as a way to share works in art class at junior high school, and started using Discord. The girl's hobby was horror, so she was looking for grotesque images and videos on Discord out of curiosity and discovered 764.
The girl participates after receiving an invitation from 764. According to a request from a 764 chat member, he was live streaming the video from his bedroom closet. However, the demands from the members gradually became more extreme: ``If you don't do what I say, I will send your photo to my social media followers, classmates, and school principal,'' and ``Your younger brother will suffer.'' He started threatening me.
Furthermore, the demands from the members escalated, including ``chop your handle name into your thigh,'' ``drink water from the toilet,'' and ``hurt your pet hamster.'' In the end, she was asked to commit suicide in front of the camera, but the worst was avoided when the girl's mother noticed something strange. According to the police report, the principal of the middle school where the girl attended had already received multiple anonymous reports that the girl had abused animals, and had sent police officers to the girl's home. It has been confirmed that there have been cases of false reports being made.
There are many other similar cases, and a video of a young man taking his own life has already been shared on the server, and a live commentary of a man shooting himself in the head with a gun. .
The FBI's participation in the 764 investigation has led to a follow-up investigation of users, and three members of 764 have already been arrested on suspicion of possessing child pornography. In addition, the crackdown on Discord and Telegram has been strengthened, and 764 members have said that it has become difficult to stay on Discord and Telegram. There are also reports that activity has been confirmed, so the situation is unpredictable.
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