Violated Reality 3: TecMundo documentary wins first public screening at SP cinema

The company that owns brands such as NZN TecMundo, Megacurioso, Voxel Moreover, this Tuesday morning (10) the first public screening of the documentary Realidade Violada 3: Predadores Sexuales took place. The screening was held at Cinemark at Shopping Interlagos in São Paulo (SP).

In total, around 240 people were invited, including partners, influencers, CEOs and executives of cybersecurity companies, as well as NZN employees.

In the third episode of the Realidade Violada documentary series, the issue of child abuse on the internet is discussed. The documentary sheds light and shows modus operandi Number of criminals selling, storing and producing sexual photographs and videos of minors.

The film, which lasts approximately one hour and forty minutes, also includes testimonies from victims, security guards and hackers who help fight these crimes.

According to data specifically provided by the Federal Police (PF) TecMundoThe number of arrest warrants issued against abusers – a term that replaces the obsolete term “paedophile” by police – rose by almost 37% between January and October 2024 compared to the same period in 2023.

A sensitive and important issue

Violated Reality 3: Sexual Predators has some very powerful scenes and lines. But the material helps fathers, mothers and guardians keep track of what their children are doing and who they are talking to on social media and online games.

“It is important to talk about this mainly in an educational way and with examples. Since this is such a sensitive topic, people are a little hesitant to watch it. So our main task was to show this in a way that does not shock, but also to show what is happening on the internet,” said director Felipe Payão.

The documentary film is suitable for people who have children, as well as anyone who is close to them and knows a child who may or may not have been a victim of abuse.

“Reidade Violada exists on three pillars: knowledge, education and privilege. So there are special reports on the screen that are not available anywhere else, educational because we teach and give tips on parental control and information because we show what is being done around the world,” he concludes.

Renan Pagliarusi, director of NZN Studios and also the director of the work, announced that shooting began around November 2023, with new recordings taking place until a few weeks before the material was closed.

“We had the opportunity to watch an operation before the documentary closed in mid-October. [policial] who entered [no documentário] “It’s very emphatic in the movie,” he explains.

He states that the main parameter regarding the materials that will or will not be included in the documentary is common sense. Therefore, very sensitive images obtained through complaints and detailed descriptions were excluded from the final version.

“We thought of hiding some of the statements of the police officers so that the criminals’ methods were not clear and the victims could not be easily identified,” he says.

“Most of what you see in this material would be absolutely normal if it were not in the context of the deep web or criminal network. There are photos of children playing on the playground or swimming in the pool. But when you put those innocent photos into the underworld, it becomes very painful,” Pagliarusi adds.

The quality of TecMundo journalism

Violated Reality 3: Sexual Predators premieres next Saturday (14) at 2pm [horário de Brasília]. While the first episode of the series covered credit card fraud, the second episode covered many other types of digital crimes, such as device hacking and Pix fraud.

NZN Content Manager Stephanie Kohn says the documentary has taken a huge emotional toll on her, especially as she is a mother of two daughters. However, the manager maintains that the content was handled in the best possible way.

“It was work carried out with great sensitivity as they understood how to convey such an important message to the public in a way that was unappealing and clear in a way that parents and carers could understand.”

Kohn also notes that producing and publishing this journalistic content is a source of pride for the “parent company.” TecMundo.

“Content-wise, the documentary meets our goal of guiding people’s digital journey online. “The documentary serves as a shining light and shows how careful we must be when placing these children in a digital context,” he argues.

NZN CEO Thiago Cruz underlines the social importance of discussions about the use of digital platforms by children and adolescents as we live in a time when content is abundant on the internet and social networks proliferate.

The executive director reminds that the film also talks about artificial intelligence (AI) and how it poses a risk to minors, not only in Brazil but around the world.

“This is work that rewards and demonstrates the quality of journalism. TecMundo “A platform that brings security and technology information to the public every day.”

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• Violated Reality 3: Sexual Predators
• Lunch: December 14, 2024, 14:00;
• platform: YouTube;
• summary: The third installment of the series, called Violated Reality 3: Sexual Predators, brings exclusive reporting from security officials and hackers directly involved in cybercrimes related to child sexual exploitation;
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