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The crime of sextortion has been around for nearly two decades. Historically sextortion involved someone being tricked and coerced into sending a nude or illicit image, video or sharing an explicit live stream. There were many different variations of sextortion and driving influencers. Sometimes it was an individual pedophile that wanted to own/control their victim and even meet up to exploit the victim. Then we saw sextortion incr...

THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PODCAST ANY PARENT CAN LISTEN TO AND A CALL TO ACTION. Our world has "tilted" and nobody noticed. Million Kids has been combating sextortion since 2010. Initially, we dealt with kids who sent nudes, or who bullied others who had sent a nude. Occasionally, it would be a case of 'revenge porn" where to lovers took photos during a hot moment and then broke up with the revengeful party thre...

Every day it seems I witness young kids playing online and I wonder if the adult in their lives have any idea the danger that child is in. Most parents that hand a young child a device mean well and they say to themselves, "I will keep an eye on them" and "I am sure my child will tell me if something is wrong". It is well meaning and they are not bad parents. However, few parents understand how pedophiles acces...

This is the third podcast in a series of three about understanding how pedophiles and predators seduce kids and adults online.  With artificial intelligence technology surrounding us at ever turn, it is more critical than ever for parents, grandparents, educators, social workers etc tounderstand the art of online grooming.

 First, it is good to understand who the predators are and why they want to exploit an innocent person.  Think ...

This is the second in a three part series related to understanding how predators, pedophiles and organized criminals access, groom, recruit and seduce young people.  The grooming process is an artform used by criminalsto manipulate unsuspecting individuals into sending nudes, meeting up or take control of their lives.  

 Online grooming works because the Internet seems like a surreal environment where the victims are unable to visua...

HOW ARE PREDATORS ABLE TO SEDUCE A TOTAL STRANGER INTO AN ACTIVITY THAT WILL FOREVER COMPROMISE THEIR FUTURE?Online seduction is an interesting idea. Everyday, thousands of victims around the globe fall prey to online seduction. Sometimes, in only a matter of minutes. Think about this... can you imagine a 15 year old guy who meets a 15 year old girl in the mall and they go into the bathroom, strip naked, and take photos and exchang...

This is a must watch or listen to for every parent and caregiver out there with kids on social media or the Internet. Do you know what sextortion is, how it happens, and who is vulnerable? Do you know how to protect your family and what to do if your child comes to you because they are being sextorted? We have had too many kids impacted already, some with devastating consequences, and it needs to stop. This is an ongoing series tha...

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Million Kids is a public benefit 501c 3 that has trained hundreds of thousands of individuals, leaders, parents and grandparents about how to stay safe online and not become a victim of sexual exploitation. For the past eight years, Million Kids has shared stories of prevention and intervention...

Romance scams have been around forever, but now with artificial intelligence, global 5 g high speed connection, money transfer options on most apps, and geo location software, online romance scams are estimated to be morethan $1.3 billion dollars in losses just in the United States alone.   Million Kids has been educating adults about romance scams for several months now. 

 However, we feel there is an urgent need to raise th...

Million Kids is a public benefit 501(c) Non profit organization that started in 2008 and continues to this day.  Our mission is single focused:  To keep kids safe from predators.  During this show we share with you about our journey of growth and expansion.  Million Kids has educated more than 750,000 people in person and thousands more using our online education resources.  Our team has tens of thousands of hours of research about...

Why are some children more easily "groomed" than others and how can we change that?

I am fortunate enough to attend a church that operates anelementary school. This past week, the first grade and kindergarteners put on a program, and it was so refreshing to watch the innocence of a child.  The reality is as these kids grow up they will change, as they make mistakes, as they experience loss, fear, shame, and many will lose ...

Once again as we all prepare for the 2025 Super Bowl between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles held on Feb 9, 2025, at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, there are headlines everywhere about the heightened concerns related to human trafficking.  Law enforcement officials are warning visitors that they have increased their presence in New Orleans to ensure that young people are not lured into exploitation, and no...

For many months we have heard that once the new presidential administration is inaugurated that there will be many changes related to sex and labor trafficking of migrants and unaccompanied minors in the U.S.  People have asked us many times how that will affect human trafficking in our communities.

 The answer is: It is just too early to tell.  With many years of open borders, literally millions of people have arrived in our count...

Lately, it seems nearly every hour we hear about how A.I. (Artificial Intelligence) is affecting our lives. Trying to comprehend what that means to all of us on our day to day lives, and more important, how to protect our children while preparing them to live in a digitally altered world, could be one of the great challenges of all time. This week we will look at several cases where kids have been sextorted by digitally manipula...

WHAT ARE THEY? WHY YOU NEED TO KNOW TO EDUCATE YOURSELF AND YOUR CHILDREN. The past several months has brought us a technology transformation unlike anything we have ever seen. As third world countries have joined the world wide web because of 5G high speed internet, literally millions of poor individuals are enslaved in scam farms in countries like Myanmar, Nigeria, Egypt, Ivory Coast and Philippines to conduct fraudulent onlin...

Mack Jackson Jr is a cyber security speaker and consultant that works with complex corporate cybersecurity issues. He provides expert consulting and employee training to mitigate risks by educating the work force about cybercrimes. Mack also has a heart for helping individuals stay safe online. Mack will share about his two new e books: “The Ultimate Guide to Password Security” and “Cybersecurity Basics for Non-Techies”. The ye...