Won't somebody please think of the children!?
summary
Details of real cases and tools: a catfisher uses Snapchat quick add to pose as teens, harvest images and issue threats; one offender tricks roughly 3,500 victims (average age 12) and stores media across 64 devices, contributing to a child’s death; sextortion escalates in as little as 9 minutes to blackmail; marketplaces and games exploit kids — sellers trade cash for images to buy Robux purchases on Roblox. Practical controls named: block, report, family centers on Snapchat, TikTok family pairing, parental sharing, and a firm rule to talk and seek help immediately.
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chapters (6)
- 0:00Introduction
- 3:11Talk about child safety online
- 11:54Online child exploitation
- 25:21Protecting children online
- 40:46Advice for parents
- 54:47Q&A
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