Go Doxx Yourself

Our first series of Go Doxx Yourself wraps up with a live episode, recorded at Leeds Digital Festival.

With the help of ‘School Of Pod’ founder and lecturer Darren Harper, Dr Rebecca Whittington unpicks the human stories behind cyber nightmares and helps listeners confidently navigate digital life.

They are joined by former Leeds United defender Bridie Hannon, who retired in April after 150 appearances for the football club.

Rebecca answers questions from the audience at Leeds Trinity University, and Darren is doxxed live.

Go Doxx Yourself is a Reach production hosted by Dr Rebecca Whittington, and produced by Daniel J. McLaughlin. It is available to listen to on Apple and Spotify. You can also find it on YouTube and Instagram. 

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Vulnerable teenagers are at risk of being exposed to harmful information from ChatGPT, one of the most universally used AI chatbots.

That's according to a new report from the Centre for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH).

Imran Ahmed, founder and CEO of the CCDH, a charity with a mission to protect human rights and civil liberties online, joins Dr Rebecca Whittington to discuss their most recent report titled 'Fake Friend'.

The centre aims to deliver change through research into the source, spread and offline consequences of online harm that includes hateful content and disinformation.

Go Doxx Yourself is a Reach production hosted by Dr Rebecca Whittington, and produced by Daniel J. McLaughlin. It is available to listen to on Apple and Spotify. You can also find it on YouTube and Instagram. 

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Sophia Smith Galer is a digital innovator, content creator, journalist, author and consultant whose pioneering use of TikTok broke barriers in storytelling and changed the perceptions of how news could be consumed.

Sophia’s investigative reporting for the BBC and VICE News has won her awards around the globe and her videos on TikTok and Instagram have been viewed more than 180 million times.

In the last six months she launched her own app, Sophiana, which helps users with creating engaging and successful video content for online audiences.

In today’s episode we’ll be hearing from Sophia about how she has navigated her career, what advice she can give around managing a public online profile while maintaining a personal life and I’ll be putting some of your questions to her too.

Go Doxx Yourself is a Reach production hosted by Dr Rebecca Whittington, and produced by Daniel J. McLaughlin. It is available to listen to on Apple and Spotify. You can also find it on YouTube and Instagram. 
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"It was terrifying, and I was really constantly worried about what is this gonna escalate to?"

Those are the words from Charlotte Hooper, a victim of cyberstalking and now head of operations at the Cyber Helpline.

Whilst studying at university, Charlotte was told that her personal photos – just random selfies – had been shared on an adult website, some of which from when she was just 16.

Later, she found out that her cyberstalker, who had posted the images, lived just 20 minutes away from her.

Charlotte tells Dr Rebecca Whittington, online safety editor at Reach, about the impact of this online harassment, and the need for better legal protection and police training to support victims.

Go Doxx Yourself is a Reach production, presented by Dr Rebecca Whittington and produced by Daniel J. McLaughlin.
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Dr Rebecca Whittington investigates the rise of AI-generated intimate images and how Love Island’s Georgia Harrison changed the law around revenge porn.

The online safety editor is joined by EssexLive journalist Ellis Whitehouse, who covered the trial of Stephen Bear. who was jailed for 21 months for sharing intimate video footage of himself with Georgia on his Only Fans account without her consent.

They are also joined by Izzy Petherick, a helpline practitioner at the Revenge Porn Helpline, a charity set up to help adults who have been the subject of intimate image abuse.

The Revenge Porn Helpline is open from 10am to 4pm, Monday to Friday. You can ring the helpline on 0345 6000 459, or email them on help@revengepornhelpline.org.uk.

Go Doxx Yourself is a Reach production hosted by Dr Rebecca Whittington, and produced by Daniel J. McLaughlin. It is available to listen to on Apple and Spotify. You can also find it on YouTube and Instagram. 
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