In Episode 18 of Going Rogue with Lara Logan, journalist Lara Logan continues her gripping one-on-one with child exploitation researcher Becca Spinks, offering a disturbing yet vital deep dive into the online networks manipulating and targeting children. The conversation builds on the revelations from Part 1, further exposing the 764 network, a decentralized collective of online predators using blackmail, manipulation, and extremist content to coerce and exploit vulnerable youth.
Topics Covered
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Dark Web Extortion Networks: Spinks details how organized predators weaponize online platforms to extort explicit content and psychologically break down children (00:00–15:22).
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Population Decline & Cultural Decay: The conversation shifts to broader societal issues like the falling birth rate and the role of nihilism in modern culture (15:22–23:32).
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Mass Shootings & Radicalization: Spinks and Logan explore the connection between online desensitization, extremist content, and the psychological grooming of mass shooters (23:32–43:37).
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Online Harassment, Extremism & Cyberterrorism: The pair examine how trolling, online mobs, and cyberterror tactics are being used to intimidate, radicalize, and recruit (43:37–1:02:42).
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Video Games as Vectors of Danger: Logan and Spinks raise concern about how violent video games and digital communities may serve as gateways to more dangerous content (1:22:31–1:25:43).
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Empowering Parents & Advocates: The episode closes with a call to action—encouraging parents, whistleblowers, and even former President Trump’s efforts to protect children through stronger policy and cultural awareness (1:25:43–1:37:45).
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Spiritual War & Satanic Influence: Spinks suggests that what we’re witnessing is not just physical exploitation, but a moral and spiritual battle with evil at its core (1:37:45–end).
⚠️ Viewer discretion is advised. This episode contains explicit and emotionally heavy subject matter, including references to child exploitation and online extremism.
