To mitigate the risks of digital exploitation, it is crucial to educate young adults about online safety and best practices. This includes:
Chloe Martinez was nineteen, bright‑eyed and fresh from a small town in Arizona, and she’d just stepped onto the sprawling campus of Eastbrook University with a full‑ride scholarship in hand. The scholarship wasn’t just a ticket to a degree; it was a lifeline for her family, who had saved every spare dollar for the chance that one of their own could break the cycle of low‑wage work that had held them for generations.