The Guardian • 1/17/2026 – 1/18/2026

Mara Wilson, a former child actor, discusses her experience of having her image used in child abuse images and highlights the dangers that millions of children now face due to similar exploitation. She reflects on the "Stranger Danger" narrative from her childhood in the late 1980s and early 1990s, noting that while it was a well-meaning lesson, most child abuse and exploitation is committed by individuals known to the children, rather than strangers.
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