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- Published: February 13, 2025 16:07
Devil in the Web OTT Release: Devil in the Web is a 2022 documentary series that delves into the devastating effects of internet crimes on victims.
The series examines how individuals can exploit online platforms to harass, humiliate, and even physically harm others, highlighting the challenges victims face in seeking justice and relief.
The series will be available for streaming for it’s second season on Discovery+ from the 17th of February, 2025.
Plot
Devil in the Web is a chilling documentary series that explores the dark side of the internet, revealing how cybercriminals use technology to manipulate, harass, and exploit unsuspecting victims. The series investigates real-life cases where individuals fell prey to cyberstalking, online scams, digital extortion, and other technology-facilitated crimes.
It exposes the devastating psychological, financial, and even physical consequences. Each episode presents a self-contained story of an individual or group who became victims of online predators.
The show interviews victims, law enforcement officials, cybersecurity experts, and forensic analysts to piece together how cybercrimes unfold. They entail in detail about the methods criminals use, and the lasting damage inflicted upon the victims.
The central theme of Devil in the Web is how the internet meant for communication, connection, and convenience—has become a hunting ground for criminals. The series reveals how cybercriminals operate from behind screens. How they use social media, dating apps, gaming platforms, and other digital spaces to manipulate their targets.
Through in-depth case studies, firsthand accounts, and expert commentary, the series illustrates how victims are deceived, entrapped, and ultimately harmed.
The show examines how individuals, particularly women, are relentlessly pursued and tormented by online stalkers. These stalkers use technology to track their every move and bombard them with threats. Even impersonate them to ruin their reputations.
The series covers how predators groom victims, often minors, through social media or gaming platforms. They build trust before coercing them into dangerous situations.
The series exposes how criminals exploit digital platforms to manipulate and attack victims.It highlights flaws in social media privacy and online security.