In the media
January 20, 2026
On 20 January, NOS published a podcast titled Online sadisme in het COM-netwerk. The episode explores the threats posed by sadistic online networks, where victims are coerced, and offenders enhance their reputation by displaying acts of self-harm or other forms of violence. In the podcast, Tanya Mehra, Associate Fellow at ICCT, discusses how these networks function and outlines possible strategies to address them.
Listen to the full podcast (in Dutch) here:
