Online Predators & Child Exploitation: What Parents Need to Know
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What are the dangers of the internet for children?
This is Women Road Warriors with Shelly Johnson and Kathy Takaro from the corporate office to the cab of a truck. They're here to inspire and empower women in all professions. So gear down, sit back and enjoy.
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And I'm Kathy.
For many parents, the Internet has become one of the most dangerous and unpredictable places their children can enter.
How are online predators manipulating children on social media?
Where predators, traffickers, sextortion schemes, and harmful online influences can reach kids with just one click, one message. or one social media app. Our guest today has made it her mission to fight back. Lynn Shaw is the founder and president of Lynn's Warriors, a nonprofit organization dedicated to ending human trafficking, sexual exploitation, online predation, and the growing dangers children face in today's digital world. She's educating with awareness, advocacy, and legislative action. Lens Warriors empowers parents by letting them know about the social media manipulation, the online predators, AI-related dangers, and the mental health impacts that technology can have on children and teens.
The organization is actively involved in grassroots mobilization and policy advocacy. They support legislation designed to strengthen online protections for minors, hold tech platforms accountable, and push lawmakers to address the rapidly growing crisis of child exploitation in digital spaces. Before becoming a leading voice in this fight, Lynn built an extraordinary career in entertainment and media, producing projects connected to Broadway productions including Amadeus, The Crucible, Hairspray, and The Wedding Singer, while also creating major media and cultural events in New York and beyond. She's using that influence and expertise to protect our next generation from dangers parents don't even realize exist.
Please welcome the founder and president of Lynn's Warriors, Lynn Shaw. Lynn, thank you so much for being on our show.
No, thank you, Shelley and Kathy, for having me. It's a complete honor. I'm very humbled. And obviously, I just love the name Road Warrior. So here I am. And thank you for wanting to really jump into this very complex topic that most will back away from in media. Yes, I'm so excited about this. Thank you so much for being our guest.
What is sextortion and how does it affect teens?
Yes, thank you for what you're doing, Lynn. And you're right, the media does. They back away from so many things that they should be reporting. That's their job. And we need to keep the accountability out there and create the awareness. How did all of this begin? What motivated you to take up the gauntlet, if you will, and really start the fight to stop this?
You know, Shelley and Kathy, if you had asked me, you know, 10 years ago, I could never imagine I'm doing what I'm doing today. I mean, I came out of college and I used to write jingles for television commercials. When we had in the day live musicians and we did live, you know, for the ad agencies, we did live music. And then working on film scores, it was always music I was involved with. Fast forward many years, I was working with a client who, well-known client, and I did work with a lot of celebrities, and she was writing a book about domestic violence. And in doing the research and ghostwriting and helping her get the word out, I came across the intersection. All my research, domestic violence, human trafficking, it all intersects.
i became a crazy woman i literally woke up one day and and said to my husband i am going to become a warrior he's like what i said i'm going to become a warrior i assure both of you i have never used that word before i've never used it and he's like what are you talking about i said i'm i'm going to at my age who's going to stop me i'm going to call myself an expert i'm going to educate my myself and i'm going to get out there
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What are the dangers of the internet for children?
0:00–0:51
2
How are online predators manipulating children on social media?
0:51–2:51
3
What is sextortion and how does it affect teens?
2:51–4:45
4
How does social media contribute to child exploitation?
4:45–5:50
5
What are the risks associated with AI in relation to children?
5:50–7:16
6
Why do parental controls often fail to protect kids online?
7:16–8:34
7
What is the Kids Online Safety Act and why is it important?
8:34–9:23
8
What practical steps can parents take to ensure their child's online safety?
9:23–1:02:16