Silence a Grave Sin?

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Just wanting to know when silence around sins is mortal matter, or just venial. For example, on the internet, I’ve often remained silent but disapproving about certain grave matters (usually sexual issues) , but I still want people to overcome the sins and change their lives. I haven’t said anything because I don’t think the people would believe me and would instead reject it thoroughly. Because of that, is it a grave sin or a venial one. It really troubles me sometimes, and I was guilty of it a few minutes ago, because I know someone wouldn’t believe me.
 
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For example, on the internet, I’ve often remained silent but disapproving about certain grave matters (usually sexual issues) ,
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We are not required to scour the internet telling people they are sinning.

“Let your light so shine before men that they see your good works and glorify your Father in Heaven”. For most of us, our mission field is the people in our house, on our block, in our office, at the store, our family, fellow parishioners, the guy who cuts in line at Starbucks, etc.
 
Even when you’ve known people for a while online?. I mean, I knew many before i went back to church, and I still pray for them frequently…
 
As I understand it - silence around sins committed by another would be mortal if as an example someone you knew told you they were planning on holding up a bank ie grave matter, so if you remained silent instead of advising your friend not to do it and offering to help in some way the financial difficulty or whatever prompted their decision to hold up the bank - and assuming they went through with it, then you would be responsible for it too. Because you had the opportunity of preventing someone else from sinning.
It would be venial matter if a friend confided to you they were going to steal a loaf of bread from the bakery (which would have a value of say $3), that would be a venial matter if you did not advise them not to do it, offered to buy them the loaf, thus preventing them from sinninng.

There is also the matter of fraternal correction to be taken into consideration as well. There has to be a reasonable chance that the person will take your advice to heart and change their ways. If it would only make them more stubborn in continuing in these sinful ways, then as far as I understand it, it would be better not to offer correction, as doing so may only harden them in their sinful ways.
 
Unless someone has lived a very sheltered life where they have not been exposed to the society, these people know that XYZ is considered sinful by Catholics. They don’t need you pointing it out to them.

Christ never commanded us to go around pointing out people’s sins, even people we have known for awhile online.

Love people. If they ask you for an opinion, give them a solid answer.

You can speak about the danger of pre/extra marital sex by talking about Oxycontin bonding or about the information from the secular “National Marriage Project”.

If they ask you about porn, ask them about the exploitation of vulnerable people and human trafficking.

“Jesus hates you because you sleep with your girlfriend” is not going to draw many people to Christ
 
My rule is (usually) discourage it if it goes against moral law, not necessarily Churches law.
 
I believe that silence would be sinful if you had evidence of someone’s innocence and you said nothing while that person went to jail for a crime that he did not commit.
 
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