Have you heard about the "Wren Effect?" A tiny Tik Toker's account has been sleuthed by the community and they've found some pretty disturbing things going down in the activity on the 3 year old's posts.

That amateur detective work has led to many parents and carers deleting all their kids pics from the their social media accounts.

What has got them so spooked?

The Quicky finds out why innocent pics and videos, like those posted of little Wren Eleanor, could be feeding a sick online community.

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Host: Claire Murphy

With thanks to:

Andrew Greenfield - Child Psychologist

Kirra Pendergast - CEO of Safe on Socials 

Kayla - TikTok Mum

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Executive Producer: Kally Borg

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