Arachnid: Hunting the web’s darkest secrets
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<p data-renderer-start-pos="1">What if the worst thing that ever happened to you plays out every day, countless times, on anonymous computer screens all over the world. </p> <p data-renderer-start-pos="141">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. </p> <p data-renderer-start-pos="400">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. </p> <p data-renderer-start-pos="689">But in response the survivors and a group of motivated supporters are banding together across the globe to protect kids.</p> <p data-renderer-start-pos="811">Confronting their own trauma, they are speaking out, advocating for change internationally, demanding stronger laws that hold tech giants to account. </p> <p data-renderer-start-pos="963">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.</p> <p data-renderer-start-pos="1131">Follow Arachnid on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen.</p>
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July 23, 2025
Introducing "Click Here"
<p>An episode from Click Here from Recorded Future News and PRX.</p> <p>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. </p> <p>Click Here podcast: <a href="therecord.media/podcast">therecord.media/podcast</a></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>
June 24, 2025
Ep 6: Showdown
Paul and Sage's fight for accountability against Big Tech culminates in billion-dollar lawsuits, addressing tech immunity and the protection of children amidst rapid AI expansion.
June 17, 2025
Ep 5: Willful Blindness
This episode explores Australia's pioneering laws to protect children from social media, the ensuing conflict, and the experiences of a dedicated police officer, while Paul confronts his abuser.
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- What is Arachnid: Hunting the web’s darkest secrets?
<p data-renderer-start-pos="1">What if the worst thing that ever happened to you plays out every day, countless times, on anonymous computer screens all over the world. </p> <p data-renderer-start-pos="141">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. </p> <p data-renderer-start-pos="400">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. </p> <p data-renderer-start-pos="689">But in response the survivors and a group of motivated supporters are banding together across the globe to protect kids.</p> <p data-renderer-start-pos="811">Confronting their own trauma, they are speaking out, advocating for change internationally, demanding stronger laws that hold tech giants to account. </p> <p data-renderer-start-pos="963">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.</p> <p data-renderer-start-pos="1131">Follow Arachnid on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen.</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
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