{"id":268669,"date":"2025-09-05T14:33:06","date_gmt":"2025-09-05T12:33:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/?p=268669"},"modified":"2025-09-05T14:33:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T12:33:09","slug":"whatsapp-group-a-cause-for0great-concern-amongst-parents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/whatsapp-group-a-cause-for0great-concern-amongst-parents\/","title":{"rendered":"WhatsApp group a cause for great concern amongst parents"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Parents of primary school children in the Goldfields are greatly concerned and shocked after the revelation of a WhatsApp group which promotes children&#8217;s participation in pornographic activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Capt Loraine Earle, Free State police spokesperson, stated that the police are investigating several reports regarding WhatsApp groups. These include a group called &#8220;Add anyone you know&#8221; which adds children randomly without their consent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;These groups often circulate harmful content such as pornographic material, racist memes, and depictions of cruelty towards animals, and in some cases even encourage children to share nude images of themselves,&#8221; says Earle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This latest trend came to the fore after concerned parents contacted <em>Vista<\/em>. The Free State Department of Education has also issued a warning in this regard to schools. <em>Vista<\/em> has a copy of a letter that was issued by a school to parents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"780\" data-attachment-id=\"268670\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/whatsapp-group-a-cause-for0great-concern-amongst-parents\/warning2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Warning2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1694,1291\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Warning2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Warning2-1024x780.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Warning2-1024x780.jpg\" alt=\"Concerned parents alert local authorities about WhatsApp groups promoting explicit content among primary school children.\" class=\"wp-image-268670\" style=\"width:548px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Warning2-1024x780.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Warning2-300x229.jpg 300w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Warning2-768x585.jpg 768w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Warning2.jpg 1694w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A WhatsApp group encouraging child pornography is being investigated by the Serial and Electronic Crime Investigation Unit (SECI). 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