Protect & Prevent - Why It is Called "Digital Warfare"
Mon Feb 02 2026
Most people have heard the word “sextortion.”
Almost no one understands how radically, and dangerously,it has evolved.
Parents are still relying on advice from five, ten, evenfifteen years ago… while predators have upgraded to AI‑driventactics, global money‑transfer systems, geolocationtools, and industrial‑scale scam farms. The gap betweenwhat families think keeps kids safe and what’sactually happening online has never been wider.
Every single day, approximately 60,000 reports ofpotential child exploitation land at NCMEC. And roughly 84% of those casestrace back to criminals outside the United States. Many are criminals who willnever face our laws, our courts, or our consequences.
Meanwhile, the numbers at home tell their own story: 1out of 6 boys and 1 out of 7 girls have already sent a nude.
But of course, we tell ourselves: “not my kid.”
My book Digital Warfare: Our Kids on the Frontlineexposes the truth most adults don’t want to face: that millions of criminalsaround the world now have direct, unfiltered access to our children. They cangroom them, recruit them, manipulate them, and extort them and do it all from aphone in their pocket.
Kids believe it won’t happen to them.
Parents pray it won’t.
But hope is not a strategy.
We would never send our children into a physical warzonewithout training, protection, or a clear understanding of the enemy. Yet everyday, we send them into a global digital battlefield of 5.5 billion peopleonline, including cartels, organized crime groups, and AI‑poweredpredators without every talking to our kids andnaming the threats.
This podcast pulls back the curtain.
It’s not about fear. It’s about clarity.
It’s about giving families the truth, the tools, and thelanguage they need to protect the kids they love in a world that has changedfaster than anyone expected.
Purchase the Kindle or paperback versions of the book onAmazon (search for Opal Singleton) or at https://MillionKids.orgfor the PDF and audio versions of the book.
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Most people have heard the word “sextortion.” Almost no one understands how radically, and dangerously,it has evolved. Parents are still relying on advice from five, ten, evenfifteen years ago… while predators have upgraded to AI‑driventactics, global money‑transfer systems, geolocationtools, and industrial‑scale scam farms. The gap betweenwhat families think keeps kids safe and what’sactually happening online has never been wider. Every single day, approximately 60,000 reports ofpotential child exploitation land at NCMEC. And roughly 84% of those casestrace back to criminals outside the United States. Many are criminals who willnever face our laws, our courts, or our consequences. Meanwhile, the numbers at home tell their own story: 1out of 6 boys and 1 out of 7 girls have already sent a nude. But of course, we tell ourselves: “not my kid.” My book Digital Warfare: Our Kids on the Frontlineexposes the truth most adults don’t want to face: that millions of criminalsaround the world now have direct, unfiltered access to our children. They cangroom them, recruit them, manipulate them, and extort them and do it all from aphone in their pocket. Kids believe it won’t happen to them. Parents pray it won’t. But hope is not a strategy. We would never send our children into a physical warzonewithout training, protection, or a clear understanding of the enemy. Yet everyday, we send them into a global digital battlefield of 5.5 billion peopleonline, including cartels, organized crime groups, and AI‑poweredpredators without every talking to our kids andnaming the threats. This podcast pulls back the curtain. It’s not about fear. It’s about clarity. It’s about giving families the truth, the tools, and thelanguage they need to protect the kids they love in a world that has changedfaster than anyone expected. Purchase the Kindle or paperback versions of the book onAmazon (search for Opal Singleton) or at https://MillionKids.orgfor the PDF and audio versions of the book.