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This Canadian project hunts down child pornography online. It's "hiding in plain sight".

The Big Story
The Big Story
Episode • May 3, 2023 • 22m

Most of us would assume that child sexual abuse material hides in the corners of the dark web, far from easy detection. But it doesn't. It's also found on websites and platforms you likely use every day.

Project Arachnid is the work of the Canadian Centre for Child Protection. It has flagged at least 10 million suspected cases of child pornography. And it's only after the images have been flagged that the real fight often begins...

GUEST: Jacques Marcoux, Director of Research and Analytics for the Canadian Centre for Child Protection

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