Go Doxx Yourself
By Rebecca Whittington
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What happens when a scammer succeeds in conning you out of thousands? Or when a photograph of you suddenly goes viral for all the wrong reasons? How about the conundrum of fan forums and how to get involved in football banter without it going wrong?
Dr Rebecca Whittington, an expert in online safety, answers all these questions and more.
Each episode features a guest with a real-life experience alongside expert voices in online harm and digital law. Together we unpick the human stories behind cyber nightmares and offer top tips on how to navigate online life.
So if you want to hear stories including how an unknown actress coped when she became a viral meme overnight, or how we discovered that hundreds of women had been targeted by a social media catfish with a fetish, or if you’d like top tips around spotting an online scam in the new digital age, subscribe now to Go Doxx Yourself.
Dr Rebecca Whittington, an expert in online safety, answers all these questions and more.
Each episode features a guest with a real-life experience alongside expert voices in online harm and digital law. Together we unpick the human stories behind cyber nightmares and offer top tips on how to navigate online life.
So if you want to hear stories including how an unknown actress coped when she became a viral meme overnight, or how we discovered that hundreds of women had been targeted by a social media catfish with a fetish, or if you’d like top tips around spotting an online scam in the new digital age, subscribe now to Go Doxx Yourself.
Latest episode
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Go Doxx Yourself: Live at Leeds Digital Festival
Dr Rebecca Whittington is joined by School of Pod founder Darren Harper and former Leeds United defender Bridie Hannon in front of a live audience at Leeds Trinity University. -
ChatGPT - an agony aunt or a friend from hell?
Imran Ahmed joins Dr Rebecca Whittington to discuss the CCDH's most recent report 'Fake Friend'. -
Vertical thinking: in conversation with news influencer Sophia Smith Galer
Sophia discusses how she has navigated her career and what advice she can give around managing a public online profile while maintaining a personal life -
Eyes Everywhere All the Time: cyberstalking and me
Cyberstalking victim Charlotte Hooper explains the impact of this online harassment, and the need for better legal protection for victims -
Reality without consent: how Love Island’s Georgia Harrison changed the law around revenge porn
Dr Rebecca Whittington investigates the rise of AI-generated intimate images and how Love Island’s Georgia Harrison changed the law around revenge porn. -
Game for all? Online abuse in sport pushing top talent out of the spotlight
Dr Rebecca Whittington speaks to Kick It Out chair Sanjay Bhandari and former Mirror Sport journalist Jacob Leeks about the harrowing realities of online harassment in the sporting world. -
Your image for sale: the insidious rise in nightlife voyeurism
The sale of voyeuristic videos capturing women enjoying nights out in Manchester is sexually degrading but difficult to criminalise due to gaps in the law, -
"Mum, I Need Your Help": how to spot cyber scammers
Dr Rebecca Whittington speaks to the mum who was cruelly conned out of money by someone posing as her child -
The Case of the Atomic Catfish
How a festishist used catfish accounts to dupe scores of women into conversations and viewing of his fetish content. -
Sad Oompa Loompa: “Going viral dehumanised and almost killed me”
Actor Kirsty Paterson speaks out about the pressures of becoming famous overnight