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77 Table 1. The Six-Level Hierarchical Taxonomy of Digital Risks for Youth Level Risk Category Description & Examples Intervention Focus Level 6 Severe Offline Consequences Actions causing direct physical or severe institutional harm (e.g., swatting, recruitment into "death groups," extremist radicalization). Law enforcement, specialized psychiatric and legal intervention Level 5 High-Risk Contact Practices Coordinated, deeply manipulative interpersonal interactions (e.g., grooming, sextortion, coordinated brigading). Inter-institutional response, parental intervention, crisis support protocols. Level 4 Severe Privacy Violations Intentional psychological harm through data weaponization (e.g., doxxing, non- consensual sharing of intimate materials). Rapid moderation channels, legal action, evidence preservation. Level 3 Medium-Severity Content & Contact Routine aggression and illegal content exposure (e.g., cyberbullying, trolling, hate speech, targeted disinformation). Community moderation, peer-support protocols, de-escalation scripts. Level 2 Technical & Commercial Risks Financially or data- driven structural threats (e.g., email/SMS phishing, scam applications, payment fraud). Digital hygiene, platform regulation, privacy settings management. Level 1 Algorithmic Triggers & Everyday Influences Mass-scale impacts designed to hijack attention (e.g., spam, clickbait, dark patterns of monetization, infinite scrolling). Cognitive autonomy training, time-boxing, mindful consumption. Level 1: Algorithmic Triggers and Everyday Influences. This foundational level encompasses mass-scale, low-severity impacts designed primarily to hijack user