According to a statement issued by NMHH, the public authority’s hotline received reports that many of these public groups include “countless” users under the age of 13, with some even younger than 10.

NMHH recently received complaints about teenage dating groups in which adults sought to make contact with minors.

In one group with some 5,000 members, older users attempted to gain the trust of younger ones through inappropriate comments on photos and by encouraging them to engage in private conversations, the statement said.

NMHH contacted platform operator Meta to review the flagged groups; Meta confirmed they breached community standards and subsequently removed them.