What Human Trafficking Really Looks Like

Trigger Warning: This episode contains discussions of human trafficking and exploitation. Listener discretion is advised.

Preston Goff is the Vice President of Global Communications at The Exodus Road, a global nonprofit organization working to prevent human trafficking, support survivors, and bring traffickers to justice.

Preston has spent years working alongside investigators, survivor advocates, and law enforcement around the world. In this conversation, we discuss the connection between pornography consumption and demand for commercial sexual exploitation, how social media is changing the landscape of trafficking, and why prevention is just as important as intervention.

What is human trafficking, and does it always involve kidnapping? Is there a connection between pornography and sex trafficking? How are traffickers using social media to recruit victims? Can platforms like OnlyFans contribute to exploitation? Preston helps unpack these questions while exploring why retrafficking happens, how to talk with young people about exploitation without creating shame, and what each of us can do to become part of the solution.

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Episode Resources:

• The Exodus Road
• Stop The Demand
• Podcast: Consider Before Consuming Ep. 137: Louie Greek
• Conversation Blueprint: Let's Talk About Porn

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