Online Age Play or Child Predation?
Briefly

The article explores the dynamics of age play within BDSM communities, emphasizing the prevalence of regressive age play where adults roleplay as younger individuals. The need for awareness while online is highlighted, as misrepresentation in digital communications can blur lines between consensual age play and harmful intentions. Importantly, it distinguishes between age players and those attracted to minors, urging caution in verifying the age of partners in online scenarios to prevent negative repercussions and ensure safety during such interactions.
Nearly everyone with an email account has received a plea from a celebrity or Nigerian prince that promises the recipient untold riches if they can just help out financially for a short time.
Savvy internet users know that they should not take everything they see online at face value. While in some circumstances this may present a fun mystery to explore, this lack of clarity can lead to negative consequences.
Age play is a very popular form of kinky sex or BDSM in which one or more people pretend to be a different age than they are in real life.
In almost every case, age play is regressive in that people pretend to be younger than they are chronologically. Far fewer people engage in progressive age play.
Read at Psychology Today
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