Chris Hansen discusses busting online predators, internet safety and more in 7 Questions with Emmy

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Chris Hansen is an Emmy award-winning journalist known for tracking down and helping bust online predators. He was a correspondent for “Dateline” and co-founded the true crime-oriented streaming service TruBlu in 2020. He currently hosts “Takedown with Chris Hansen.”

I enjoyed chatting with Chris. Here’s what I asked him:

You’ve spent many years helping shine a light on online predators, what have you learned tracking them down? What is the craziest thing that’s happened during a takedown? You see a lot of disturbing things in your line of work, what do you do to stay positive and see the good in the world? Now I want to ask you about a few things to help people avoid some of the dangers of the internet….What should you do if someone online is making you feel uncomfortable? If you see something inappropriate on the internet, what should you do? Cyberbullying is sadly very common these days with kids my age. How should people who are being bullied deal with this? What information is safe to share online and what is not?

BONUS QUESTIONS

Have you ever been to Idaho and tried our famous potatoes? You and your wife Gabrielle went on the CrimeCruise with my parents. What’s your dream vacation? Can you share a piece of advice with me?

Watch my entire interview with Chris in the video player above and learn more about his TruBlu network here.

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