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This isnโt just about technology. Itโs about safety.
Tech companies must put protection before profit. Until then, DeliverFund will keep fighting for children.
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Experts warn VR can expose children to predators in real time.
Whistleblowers allege Metaโs legal team downplayed or deleted findings instead of protecting kids.
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These dangers arenโt hypothetical.
A man who contacted a 9-year-old through VR is serving 35 years.
Another lured a 13-year-old away from home and was sentenced to 10 years.
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Internal posts show staff had long warned very young kids were active in VR.
One researcher saw children as young as 6 or 7 talking with much older men.
The warning: โThis is the kind of thing that eventually makes headlines โ in a really bad way.โ
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In one case, a German mother insisted her kids were safe on VR headsets.
Her teenage son revealed strangers had approached his younger brother โ under 10 years old.
Researchers say Meta ordered this evidence deleted.
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Whistleblowers say Meta suppressed research on child safety in VR.
The Washington Post reports company lawyers shaped or deleted findings that revealed risks to children. ๐งตโฌ๏ธ
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Ex-Cartersville resident, social media influencer sentenced for child porn
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If we only look for monsters, we miss the real ones.
Abusers hide in plain sight.
They count on charm, silence, and disbelief.
Kids pay the price when we ignore the signs. www.fox5atlanta.com/news/ex-cart...
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This isnโt rare.
Many abusers live double lives.
Theyโre not always strangers in dark alleys.
Theyโre partners, parents, coaches, influencers.
And yesโwomen do enable abuse.
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His wife, Brittani, says she knew about the charges:
โThere were no secrets. We are still happy. He and I have no issues.โ
Sheโs now correcting โmisinformationโ online and defending their image.
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2/
Josh Stapleton lived a picture-perfect life online with his wifeโboating, workouts, family content.
They had over 80k followers as the โGulf Coast Stapletons.โ
Behind the scenes, he was downloading child abuse material for years.
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A social media influencer just pled guilty to 20 counts of child sexual exploitation.
His wife knew.
She says sheโs โstill happy.โ
And the internet didnโt see it coming.
Letโs talk about who abusers really are. ๐
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8/Though Combs avoided the most severe charges, the guilty verdict still marks a significant legal blow. All eyes now turn to the sentencing phase.
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7/The juryโeight men and four womenโdeliberated for two days following eight hours of intense closing arguments from both sides.
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6/The defense argued that all sexual activity was consensualโand that Combsโ business operations were legitimate. They called the governmentโs portrayal exaggerated and unsupported by evidence.
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5/Prosecutors painted Combs as a โpowerfulโ and abusive figure who believed he was above the law.
โHe thought that his fame, wealth, and power put him above the law,โ said Asst. U.S. Attorney Christy Slavik in closing arguments.
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4/ Instead, Combs now faces a maximum of 20 years in prison based on the two prostitution-related convictions. Sentencing will follow in the coming weeks.
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3/ While prosecutors aimed to prove Combs ran a criminal enterprise, the jury rejected that claim. The most serious chargesโsex trafficking and racketeeringโcould have carried a life sentence.
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2/ The jury returned a mixed verdict today:
โ โ Not guilty on racketeering conspiracy
โ โ Not guilty on sex trafficking
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Guilty on two counts of transporting individuals to engage in prostitution
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1/ ๐จ Breaking: Sean โDiddyโ Combs was found not guilty of sex trafficking and racketeering in a Manhattan federal trial. He was convicted on two counts related to prostitution. Hereโs what happened ๐งต
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Human trafficking hides in plain sight.
If we want to end it, we need to keep showing upโjust like this Florida task force did.
Relentless. Compassionate. Uncompromising.
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Her story is a powerful reminder:
๐ Human trafficking doesnโt have a โtype.โ
It can happen to anyoneโregardless of background, education, or zip code.
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One survivor, Olivia Littleton, was trafficked for 3 yearsโwhile she was a student-athlete at Georgetown University. She met her trafficker on a dating app.
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Experts say it can take 10 contacts before a trafficking victim is ready to talk. Thatโs why consistent, trauma-informed engagement is critical.
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But identifying victims isnโt easy.
Many are too afraid to ask for helpโterrified of what their traffickers might do if they speak up.
Theyโre often branded, tattooed, and controlled through fear.
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Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said it best:
โNo one has the right to traffic another human being. No one has the right to treat a human being like their property.โ
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The victims werenโt arrested. Instead, they were offered counseling and services from NGOs working on-site with law enforcementโbecause recovery starts with support, not punishment.
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In a recent sting, detectives posed as buyers at a hotel. What they found? 4 victims of human traffickingโyoung women being exploited for sex. Hidden cameras captured it all.
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