AFP releases two new episodes of Closing Net podcast – education is key | Mirage News

The AFP-led Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation has today released two new episodes of the compelling Closing The Net podcast series to highlight the importance of education and awareness in online child sexual exploitation.Narrated by Australian actress and mother, Caroline Craig, who appeared in Blue Heelers and Underbelly, the two new episodes offer valuable tips and advice on how to keep kids safe online.Episode 1 – See Say Do focuses on what children are seeing and doing online. The episode speaks with the people behind the AFP-led ThinkUKnow online safety program, including volunteers who have been presenting for more than 10 years. AFP Commissioner Reece Kershaw, Microsoft’s Phil Myer and Maria Bennett from Neighbourhood Watch are among those featured. A parent discusses what he learned after listening to season one of Closing The Net, and how it gave him and his wife tips on how to speak with their kids about online dangers.Episode 2 – Time to Talk breaks down some of the myths about online child sexual exploitation but explains how easily it can happen. It includes a case study of 13-year-old girl who sent naked images of herself to someone she didn’t know on Snapchat. The mother…
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