As they fight to clean up the internet, Sage and Paul deal with mountains of notices that indicate an epidemic of illegal content like the visual images taken during their childhood. Big Tech leaders face scrutiny in the US Senate for how they are handling one of the darkest secrets of the internet. Meantime, the Winnipeg Arachnid team and their global network partners are vigilant 24/7. They pull out all stops to save kids in real time.

What if the worst thing that ever happened to you plays out every day, countless times, on anonymous computer screens all over the world. 

Everyday tens of millions of images of child sexual abuse are circulating on global online platforms. And the proliferation of these images is getting worse as AI technology and deep fakes create an ever-expanding epidemic of online child sex exploitation. 

The children depicted in those criminal images are REAL. Many are now adults held hostage by these disturbing images despite available technology like Canada’s Project Arachnid, which detects these images and sends out removal notices. Platforms often resist action citing privacy laws. 

But in response the survivors and a group of motivated supporters are banding together across the globe to protect kids.

Confronting their own trauma, they are speaking out, advocating for change internationally, demanding stronger laws that hold tech giants to account. 

This six-part podcast series follows their long-shot fight against the most powerful companies in the world to end a massive, global trade in child sex abuse imagery.

Follow Arachnid on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen.

What if the worst thing that ever happened to you plays out every day, countless times, on anonymous computer screens all over the world.&nbsp;
Everyday tens of millions of images of child sexual abuse are circulating on global online platforms. And the proliferation of these images is getting worse as AI technology and deep fakes create an&nbsp;ever-expanding epidemic of online child sex exploitation.&nbsp;
The children depicted in those criminal images are REAL. Many are now adults held hostage by these disturbing images despite available technology like Canada&rsquo;s Project Arachnid, which detects these images and sends out removal notices.&nbsp;Platforms often resist action citing privacy laws.&nbsp;
But in response the survivors and a group of motivated supporters are banding together across the globe to protect kids.
Confronting their own trauma, they are speaking out, advocating for change internationally, demanding stronger laws that hold tech giants to account.&nbsp;
This six-part podcast series follows their long-shot fight against the most powerful companies in the world to end a massive, global trade in child sex abuse imagery.
Follow Arachnid on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen.

Arachnid: Hunting the web’s darkest secrets

Ep 4: On the Hotseat

An episode from Click Here from Recorded Future News and PRX.

North Korea has a secret army of workers applying for remote IT jobs around the world. They collect paychecks, sometimes steal company data, and answer to a boss who isn't at company headquarters, he's sitting in Pyongyang. We hear about one named Kyle. 

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An episode from Click Here from Recorded Future News and PRX.
North Korea has a secret army of workers applying for remote IT jobs around the world. They collect paychecks, sometimes steal company data, and answer to a boss who isn't at company headquarters, he's sitting in Pyongyang. We hear about one named Kyle.&nbsp;
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Introducing "Click Here"

The relentless fight to hold Big Tech accountable ends up in the courts with billion dollar lawsuits against tech giants. Will the push to tackle decades of tech immunity help Paul and Sage who continue to demand justice and change to protect kids. With the rapid expansion of AI, the stakes have never been higher.

Ep 6: Showdown

Australia takes a bold step to push back on Big Tech, setting up sweeping world-first laws banning children and teenagers from social media. It sets off a high stakes battle of wills and things get very ugly for Australia's e-safety commissioner. Paul finds himself face-to-face with his abuser. And we step inside the life of a tough cop who's spent decades trying to save kids.

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