Notre Temps – The Net Ecoute toll-free number is now 3018

Cyberviolence: the Net écoute helpline number becomes 3018, «simpler and more effective». Four digits for «greater effectiveness»: from Tuesday, the Net écoute helpline number becomes 3018, a platform for «preventing and intervening» against digital violence suffered by children and teenagers, which has been on the rise since the health crisis. Cyberbullying, «revenge porn», webcam blackmail, identity theft, overexposure to screens and video games: this new number, which replaces 0800 200 000, is intended to become «the national helpline for all issues relating to the protection of minors on the internet, such as the fight against digital violence and support for digital parenting,» said Adrien Taquet, Secretary of State for Children, to AFP, noting a «resurgence of worrying acts».

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