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.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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.  UK Support Lines Samaritans (samaritans.org) - suicide and crisis helpline To reach a helpline, call 116 123 for free, which is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Alternatively, you can send an email to jo@samaritans.org and receive a response in several days or you can organize a face-to-face chat with the organisation here. BEAT (beateatingdisorders.org.uk) - eating disorder support and advice To reach a helpline, use this link to find phone numbers for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, 365 days a year, 9am – midnight during the week and 4pm – midnight on weekends. For 24-hour web chat support use this link. Frank (talktofrank.com) - substance abuse helpline To reach a helpline for confidential advice, call Frank on 0300 123 660, available 24/7. You can also text Frank a question to 82111 or send an email to frank@talktofrank.com. Alternatively, Frank offers a live chat service from 2pm to 6pm, 7 days a week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Abuse of athletes on social media is pushing sporting talent to reject top jobs out of fear for their mental and physical safety In this episode of Go Doxx Yourself, host Dr Rebecca Whittington speaks to Sanjay Bhandari, chair of Kick it Out, and former Mirror Sport journalist Jacob Leeks, about the harrowing realities of online harassment in the sporting world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nightlife voyeurism is degrading for the young women being targeted whilst walking in public spaces in Manchester city centre, but as Go Doxx Yourself explores, it can be difficult to criminalise due to gaps in the law. At times, footage posted on social platforms caught women in vulnerable situations, with clothing riding up or falling down – and some of the videos deliberately focused in slow motion on the chests and bottoms of the women in the frame. In the episode, Nicole Wooton-Cane, who reported on the story for the Manchester Evening News talks about how the investigation was conducted. Nicole is joined by Chara Bakalis, Associate Professor in Law at Oxford Brookes, who discusses the limitations of current criminal and civil law in relation to footage captured in public places. 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.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

There was nothing untoward when a son texted his mum to tell her he had a new number; after all, he was in the process updating his phone contract, so it all made sense. When he texted again to ask for help with a payment, there were no initial suspicions as he was also in the process of moving house. It was only after approximately £7,000 had been transferred, that his mum realised she was the victim of a scam.  In this episode of Go Doxx Yourself, Dr Rebecca Whittington speaks to the mum who was cruelly conned out of money by someone posing as her child. The episode unpicks how easy it is to fall victim to fraud, especially when we live so much of our life online.  With expert advice from Charlotte Hooper, head of operations for The Cyber Helpline, the episode also hears about how common this kind of event can be and also provides tips and support for those who are targeted by scammers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

An online catfish with a fetish has tricked potentially hundreds of women in their 20s and 30s into viewing explicit content by posing under a series of false or impersonation accounts. Dr Rebecca Whittington, online safety editor at Reach, the UK and Ireland's biggest commercial publisher, speaks to a victim of the catfish, who admits to feeling humiliated and embarrassed by his actions. There is also the viewpoint from a legal expert about the limitations of the criminal case against the "Atomic Catfish". Chara Bakalis, head of Oxford Brookes Law School, discusses how the new Online Safety Act could be potentially used against the fetishist. 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.  If you have been the victim of online harm or cyber crime, you can seek support from the Cyber Helpline on www.thecyberhelpline.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kirsty Paterson was mocked and trolled globally when a picture of her dressed as an Oompa Loompa went viral online. Within days, the 31-year-old actor and yoga instructor from Glasgow was forced to switch off her phone and flee to stay with a friend in Edinburgh after she received hundreds of phone calls and messages about the picture. Even when seeking escapism by turning on the TV, Kirsty found her image was the butt of jokes and laughter from chat shows discussing the image, which had become an internet meme. She tells her side of the story to the Go Doxx Yourself podcast, describing the misery of the online abuse, how other people were making money through merchandise and advertising without her consent, and how she has rebuilt her life since the viral moment. Go Doxx Yourself is a Reach production, presented by Dr Rebecca Whittington and produced by Daniel J. McLaughlin. Photo: Kirsty Paterson in the recreation of the infamous ‘Oompa Loompa scene’. (Copyright: Kirsty Paterson) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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? Join Dr Rebecca Whittington as she unpicks the human stories behind cyber nightmares and offer top tips on how to navigate online life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices