VILE perverts are taking advantage of the boom in YouTube live streaming to trick children into stripping on screen, it's been reported. The Times has discovered more than 100 cases in which young people who broadcast online have been manipulated into taking part in inappropriate sexual behaviour.

2 And investigation found more than 100 cases in which young people had been tricked Credit: Getty - Contributor

Many of the groomers had reportedly promised the youngsters thousands of extra subscribers if they agreed to their seedy requests. It's reported YouTube failed to remove half the live-streamed videos showing the sexual exploitation of children even after they were informed about them. It was only when the Times journalist approached the internet giant's PR team that it started to remove the rest. Previous revelations discovered perverts were using YouTube as a “shop window” to track down and target vulnerable children.

2 It is estimated that one in three children aged six to ten broadcasts live on the web Credit: Getty - Contributor

The latest abuse cases involve live streaming, which has grown hugely in popularity in young Brits over recent years. Experts estimate one in three children aged six to ten broadcasts live, often from their bedroom using a webcam or phone. YouTube initially enabled only users with at least 10,000 subscribers to live stream from their phone but last year it ditched that requirement. Paedophiles can search for streams using keywords and then communicate with children through the public comments section.

In one case the Times tells how two girls under the age of eight were asked to “pull ( their) pants down” and to mimic sex acts. Javed Khan, head of Barnardo’s, the charity, said: “Children’s lives are being destroyed by paedophiles using social media sites to ‘live groom’ them.”