Roo Powell is an American writer and advocate. She was born in

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to a Welsh father and a Filipina mother. Powell began writing online in 2010, which led to larger writing and branding projects as well as speaking engagements. Powell has worked in the technology industry since 2017, running creative for and advising companies that use artificial intelligence to analyze and detect toxic behavior online. She serves as an advisor to Spectrum Labs. Powell is the founder of SOSA — Safe from Online Sex Abuse, a nonprofit organization focused on the prevention of online child sex abuse and exploitation. In October 2021, it was announced that Powell and SOSA would be featured in a six-part docuseries, ''Undercover Underage'', which debuted in November 2021 on

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and made its linear broadcast premiere in February 2022. Season 2 of ''Undercover Underage'' premiered on May 1, 2023. In 2025, ''SOSA Undercover'', created by the same producers of ''Undercover Underage'' premiered on YouTube.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Powell, Roo 1983 births Living people American people of Welsh descent Hong Kong emigrants to the United States American people of Filipino descent 21st-century American women