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In this episode of The Secret World of Human Trafficking, host David J. Story interviews former CIA operative and pararescuer Nick McKinley, founder of DeliverFund, a nonprofit that provides intelligence and data to thousands of law enforcement officers fighting human trafficking across the United States.

McKinley explains that modern human trafficking is largely driven through the internet, where predators use social media, gaming platforms, and other online applications to identify and groom vulnerable children. He emphasizes that trafficking is rarely the result of stranger abductions and is more often facilitated through online manipulation and exploitation.

The discussion covers:

• How DeliverFund uses data analysis and AI to identify traffickers and support law enforcement investigations.
• The dangers children face online through social media, gaming platforms, and messaging apps.
• Common misconceptions about human trafficking, including myths about stranger kidnappings and trafficking economics.
• The overlap between pornography, commercial sexual exploitation, and trafficking.
• The importance of parental involvement and limiting unsupervised internet access.
• The role of technology companies, government policy, and public awareness in combating trafficking.

McKinley stresses that trafficking is a large-scale problem requiring intelligence-driven solutions, stronger protections for children online, and greater public engagement to identify and stop traffickers.

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