Combating Financially Motivated Sexual Extortion
Understand the risks and how to keep children safe
What you will learn...
The financially motivated sexual extortion of young people has increased exponentially in recent months. A few months ago the NCA put out an alert to all UK schools, to inform them of the increased risks.
We are proud to have hosted this supportive and vitally important webinar to increase your understanding of financially motivated sexual extortion and help you to respond positively to support your child or the young people you work with.
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During the webinar you will:
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hear first hand about how the attacks happen,
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the current patterns that are facilitating these attacks,
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what the apps should be doing to prevent them,
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what you can do to support your own family,
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how to have powerful and important conversations with your children, and
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hear answers from our experts from questions submitted by the live audience.
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Free Resources
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Speakers
Ros Dowey
Youth Justice Campaigner
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Ros is the amazing mum of Murray Dowey, who tragically took his own life in December 2023 after being the victim of a sextortion attack. She is a passionate campaigner - raising awareness for more information and support for families and professionals, as well as the urgent need for social media companies to change their practices, and governments to hold them accountable.
Paul Raffile
Lead Intelligence Analyst· Network Contagion Research Institute
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Lead author of “A Digital Pandemic: Uncovering the Role of ‘Yahoo Boys’ in the Surge of Social Media-Enabled Financial Sextortion Targeting Minors”—a groundbreaking investigative report covered by NBC News, Bloomberg, BBC, WIRED, and international media, resulting in numerous actions to improve platform safety. Author of multiple investigative reports about social media communities promoting violent extremism, self-harm, sextortion, and other criminal activity.
Annabel Turner
Director - CyberSafe Scotland
Annabel is the Director of CyberSafe Scotland. She practised as a barrister in cases involving child abuse before working with the International Justice Mission on their "Not on My Screen Campaign" to end Online Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse. She founded CyberSafe Scotland, a not-for-profit organisation which provides services aimed at reducing online abuse, harassment and exploitation and providing wider support around digital safety.