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Julie Inman Grant

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
172 total appearances

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The Daily Aus
The young Aussies being blackmailed online

So we want to hone those critical reasoning skills, but kind of also give them some pointers about what to do and what not to do.

The Daily Aus
The young Aussies being blackmailed online

What I thought was really powerful was using some of the language from the scripts that we'd had that they used to reel young men in, and then how quickly it can change and the seductress becomes evil.

The Daily Aus
The young Aussies being blackmailed online

And that is exactly how it happens.

The Daily Aus
The young Aussies being blackmailed online

We've seen some of the criminal manifestos

The Daily Aus
The young Aussies being blackmailed online

And one of the key tactics once the nude imagery or videos are handed over is the tone changes immediately.

The Daily Aus
The young Aussies being blackmailed online

It becomes aggressive.

The Daily Aus
The young Aussies being blackmailed online

And one of the tactics is to isolate the young person, to use fear and shame and guilt and terminology like you saw in these scripts.

The Daily Aus
The young Aussies being blackmailed online

I have control.

The Daily Aus
The young Aussies being blackmailed online

I'm going to ruin your life if you don't pay me.

The Daily Aus
The young Aussies being blackmailed online

So, you know, the key message that we want people to leave with is all you need to remember is three things.

The Daily Aus
The young Aussies being blackmailed online

report, block,

The Daily Aus
The young Aussies being blackmailed online

and get support.

The Daily Aus
The young Aussies being blackmailed online

Obviously, you want to report either to the platform itself so that they get the signals that they can get these down.

The Daily Aus
The young Aussies being blackmailed online

You can report to the Australian Center for Countering Child Sexual Exploitation if you're under 18 or if you're a parent of under 18 because it becomes child sexual abuse material.

The Daily Aus
The young Aussies being blackmailed online

If intimate imagery or the threat to share is live, you can report to eSafety at eSafety.gov.au.

The Daily Aus
The young Aussies being blackmailed online

We have an image-based abuse scheme.

The Daily Aus
The young Aussies being blackmailed online

I have a 98% success rate in terms of getting that content taken down.

The Daily Aus
The young Aussies being blackmailed online

We can also do referrals onto law enforcement.

The Daily Aus
The young Aussies being blackmailed online

But the most important thing is to get support.

The Daily Aus
The young Aussies being blackmailed online

So I talked about that common tactic of is isolating a person.