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 appear...

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 repor...

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 th...

"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, sh...

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 consen...

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. V...

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 mo...

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 vi...

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...

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...

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 abo...