Re online vs offline --- I think we're actually all on the same page. What 'amplified' means here is that the issues existed already well before the internet was born. What the internet did was reflected what already happened offline, and amplified it in ways in which criminals found more space and opportunity to engage in illicit activity.

For instance, access to the dark web, the possibility of staying anonymous, the possibility of hiding behind a false persona, and the relative ease with which one can get into contact with young users. Other examples?

Source author: Stephanie Borg Psaila StephanieP@diplomacy.edu