The dark side of reselling apps: ‘If you include your pants, I’ll pay more’
Summary
Children and young women who sell clothes on resale apps have received sexual messages from buyers, and some sellers’ photos have been stolen or altered into sexual images using AI. The UK government is considering extending a proposed social media ban for under-16s to online marketplaces, citing concerns about child exploitation through private messages.Key Facts
- A buyer asked Hannah whether her seven-year-old daughter had worn a swimsuit she listed on Vinted, then asked whether the child had been naked.
- Hannah blocked the buyer and reported the exchange to Vinted.
- Lucy said a buyer on Depop raised a clothing listing’s price and offered more money if she included her underwear.
- Lucy said people copied photos she had posted as a teenager to advertise clothes and shared them on Reddit.
- Lucy said users on Discord used AI to alter her old Vinted and Depop photos into nude images.
- The Children’s Society says some young resale-site users are being asked for indecent photos in exchange for money or gifts.
- UK ministers are considering requiring online marketplaces to restrict access for under-16s through age checks.
- Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy said the government was considering extending its proposed under-16s social media ban to online marketplaces.
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