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Research shows that predators under 18 years old use coercion and threats to conceal abuse, but adult predators use psychological abuse. Adult predators use psychological abuse to trick the child into thinking that they actually consented to have sex with them or that the child is responsible for what happened to them.

Teaching the risks of online chatting to children is important to reduce the risk of being a victim of cybersex. On online chatting, a predator might gain knowledge on what a child's hobbies and favorite items are by stalking their change or waiting to see what a child posts. After a predator gains this knowledge, he goes on to speak to this child, pretending to also be a child with the same interests to lure them in after gaining their trust. This plays a risk because the child may never really know who’s on the other side of the screen.