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Emerging Predatory AI and Bot Technology used by Human Traffickers to Exploit our most Vulnerable Youth
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Emerging Predatory AI and Bot Technology used by Human Traffickers to Exploit our most Vulnerable Youth

ByBilly Joe Cain

Billy Joe and David joined the BEST Community Collaborative Network Zoom today to share some of their research with their attendees. Here’s the thing. The Internet is dangerous. And parents are tossing their kids into it. I try to explain it’s just like dropping your kid off on the side of a megahighway and driving…

Ashton Kutcher Resigns as Chairman of Anti-Human Trafficking Organization
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Ashton Kutcher Resigns as Chairman of Anti-Human Trafficking Organization

ByEyes on Trafficking News

The post Ashton Kutcher Resigns as Chairman of Anti-Human Trafficking Organization appeared first on Consequence. Ashton Kutcher announced that he’s stepping back from his role as Board Chair at Thorn, the anti-human trafficking organization he co-founded, in light of the character letter he wrote in defense of Danny Masterson. His wife Mila Kunis is also reportedly…

Social Media “Human Trafficking Panic” Posts
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Social Media “Human Trafficking Panic” Posts

ByBilly Joe Cain

How often do you see posts about some bizarre situation that might lead to human trafficking? We’ve seen enough of them to have an entire series on them. I was invited to answer some questions by a reporter, but their outlet shut down before they completed the article. Here are the answers I sent in!…

Dave Hannigan: Ritual abuse in locker room puts American college football beyond the pale
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Dave Hannigan: Ritual abuse in locker room puts American college football beyond the pale

ByEyes on Trafficking News

A rookie making a mistake in training or during a game for the Northwestern University Wildcats was punished with “running”. Not actual laps; this was just the code name given to something involving eight or 10 senior players donning Purge masks, pinning the neophyte down in the locker room and then “dry-humping” him as the…

Iowa Trafficking Legislative Update – Network Against Human Trafficking and Slavery
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Iowa Trafficking Legislative Update – Network Against Human Trafficking and Slavery

ByEyes on Trafficking News

Iowa Anti-Human Trafficking Legislation Update The NAHT Legislative Advocacy Committee lead by Maggie Tinsman and facilitated by Advocacy Strategies has been working hard to get the 2023 legislature to address priority anti-trafficking legislation. Click here to see the 2023 legislative priorities. Before the first funnel there were eight trafficking bills introduced by various legislators. In…

ECPAT invites you to join ECLAG high-level panel event to discuss how the EU can Combat Child Sexual Abuse Online effectively
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ECPAT invites you to join ECLAG high-level panel event to discuss how the EU can Combat Child Sexual Abuse Online effectively

ByEyes on Trafficking News

PRESS RELEASE: 16 March 2023  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  European child protection organizations have formed an informal coalition – ECLAG – to jointly make available their expertise to policymakers ECLAG will host a high-level event on March 20 in Brussels on what the vital new EU legislation needs in order to be effective Among the speakers…

Bill to sanction groups involved in China’s bloody human organ harvesting industry advances in the House
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Bill to sanction groups involved in China’s bloody human organ harvesting industry advances in the House

ByEyes on Trafficking News

GOP lawmaker introduces bill to sanction those who promote organ harvesting. (Click here to watch video.) Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, introduced a bill to combat the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) organ-harvesting industry, which is used in a prolific and profitable transplant business. Experts say China uses incarcerated prisoners of conscience as an organ donor…

5 things to know about human trafficking—tips for parents, resources + more | Bham Now
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5 things to know about human trafficking—tips for parents, resources + more | Bham Now

ByEyes on Trafficking News

In 2017, the Junior League of Birmingham (JLB) created an anti-human trafficking initiative to increase awareness in Birmingham through training, public awareness campaigns and community events. Through the initiative, they’ve reached thousands across our state. Keep reading to learn more about human trafficking and resources to protect you and your loved ones. 1. Why is…

5 things to know about human trafficking—tips for parents, resources + more
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5 things to know about human trafficking—tips for parents, resources + more

ByEyes on Trafficking News

In 2017, the Junior League of Birmingham (JLB) created an anti-human trafficking initiative to increase awareness in Birmingham through training, public awareness campaigns and community events. Through the initiative, they’ve reached thousands across our state. Keep reading to learn more about human trafficking and resources to protect you and your loved ones. 1. Why is…

New legislation could hold big tech accountable for the dissemination of child sexual abuse materials.
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New legislation could hold big tech accountable for the dissemination of child sexual abuse materials.

ByEyes on Trafficking News

PRESS RELEASE: 22 February 2023FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  The European Union is leading the charge to protect the safety and rights of children online “We want children to feel safe at school, but who is ensuring that they are also safe online?” On the European Day for Victims of Crime, ECPAT is proud to launch the…