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Extremist Groups Targeting Our Children Online with Senator Chuck Grassley

Extremist Groups Targeting Our Children Online with Senator Chuck Grassley

Update: 2026-02-10
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Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) sits down with Dr. Phil to discuss how violent and extremist networks are targeting children and vulnerable people online. The FBI warns that these groups target victims on social media, gaming and mobile apps, and other online platforms. It is also reported that these networks operate within the United States and globally, using grooming tactics along with threats to coerce and extort victims into producing, sharing, or live-streaming acts of self-harm, sexually explicit content, animal cruelty, and/or suicide. Senator Grassley will discuss how he is fighting to protect victims by the introducing 3 bi-partisan bills that will update federal sentencing guidelines, target violent online criminal networks, and crack down on sextortion threats.

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Extremist Groups Targeting Our Children Online with Senator Chuck Grassley

Extremist Groups Targeting Our Children Online with Senator Chuck Grassley