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TikTok Facilitating Sexual Exploitation of Minors

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The globally popular app TikTok is worrying experts who say it is becoming a breeding ground for the sexual exploitation of young girls. Particularly worrisome to legal, law enforcement, and children’s safety experts is the TikTok “live” feature.

Forbes reports that many children at alarming rates are engaging in transactions with adults that include sexual favors. In theory the app has security measures in place such as a minimum age requirement of 18 in order to be able to exchange money. No one under age 16 is allowed to go live. They are a poor deterrent to predators.

Austin Berrier, a special agent with Homeland Security Investigations who specializes in live-streamed cyber crimes and child sexual abuse, said often alarms are not raised among parents or authorities because monetization is “through tokens or flowers or stupid little emojis.”

John Shehan, a vice president at the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, told Forbes the predators form relationships and trust with the children. “That’s how it starts,”  he said.

But, the interactions “quickly go from images of the feet, whether there’s monetary compensation or just the fact that they’re willing to take those images, that move off-platform into other platforms or other environments where they continue to ask for additional photographs, more sexually suggestive, that then very quickly turn into pornographic images,” he said. “And then before you know it, it’s a sextortion case.”

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  1. Jonathan

    April 28, 2022 at 8:56 pm

    Good sounds like it’s progressing in the right area please for god sakes lower the age! The younger the better.

  2. Chance

    May 6, 2022 at 9:53 am

    I think those predators going after children need to be executed, trust me those kids will never be the same, I know I was molested as a kid!!!!

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Trump Calls For Rebid of Broadcast Licenses after CBS Commits ‘Greatest Fraud in Broadcast History’ with Harris Interview

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Donald Trump is calling to rebid all broadcast licenses after CBS News conducted what he referred to as “the greatest fraud in broadcast history.” During an interview with Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris, host Bill Whitaker brought up U.S. foreign aid for Israel in its war against Hamas and said “it seems that Prime Minister Netanyahu is not listening” to the U.S.

In the promotional clip that CBS published on Sunday, Harris responded: “The work that we have done has resulted in a number of movements in that region by Israel that were very much prompted by or a result of many things, including our advocacy for what needs to happen in the region.”

However, in the full interview segment that aired later, Harris’ answer was different.

“We are not going to stop pursuing what is necessary for the United States to be clear about where we stand on the need for this war to end,” she said.

The Harris campaign has denied involvement in the decision to make the edit in the 60 Minutes interview, as Trump called on the government to dramatically rebid the broadcast licenses of the major television networks to create new competition and balance.

“60 Minutes is a major part of the News Organization of CBS, which has just created the Greatest Fraud in Broadcast History,” Trump told Just the News. “CBS should lose its license, and it should be bid out to the Highest Bidder, as should all other Broadcast Licenses, because they are just as corrupt as CBS – and maybe even WORSE!”

“The fraud committed by 60 Minutes and CBS, together with the Democrat Party, is the single Biggest Scandal in Broadcast History!” he continued.

“A giant Fake News Scam by CBS & 60 Minutes. Her REAL ANSWER WAS CRAZY, OR DUMB, so they actually REPLACED it with another answer in order to save her or, at least, make her look better. A FAKE NEWS SCAM, which is totally illegal,” Trump posted Thursday.

“TAKE AWAY THE CBS LICENSE. Election Interference. She is a Moron, and the Fake News Media wants to hide that fact. An UNPRECEDENTED SCANDAL!!! The Dems got them to do this and should be forced to concede the Election? WOW!” he added.

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