Police campaign highlights dangers of sharing selfies online

Detectives in North Yorkshire have released a second film urging teenagers to consider the consequences of sharing pictures online.

More than 35,000 people watched the first video about the 'keep it to you selfie' campaign - which was launched on YouTube last week.

There is a new warning to children in our region to think twice before sharing personal and intimate photographs of themselves online.

It is estimated as many as 75,000 paedophiles are on the internet at any one time - and with more young people sharing selfie photographs than ever - it's even easier for the images to fall into the wrong hands.

Three new videos warning of the dangers of sharing personal details online have been produced by North Yorkshire police as part of a campaign to coincide with the summer holidays.

James Webster reports:

North Yorkshire Police have launched an online safety and child sexual exploitation campaign urging teenagers to think about the consequences of sharing selfie photos online.

Three videos have been produced to push the 'keep it to your selfie' campaign, which is aimed at boys and girls aged between 11 and 18.

Police say as many as 75,000 paedophiles are online at any one time.