The Children in the Pictures | Ep 1 | Down the Rabbit Hole

About this episode

The episode explores the crisis of child exploitation in Australia through the lens of an investigative podcast series.

With the crisis of child exploitation gripping Australia, for the next few weeks, Secrets we Keep feed brings you the LiSTNR award-winning series,  Children in the Pictures, an investigative podcast about the global fight against online child exploitation, following Australian investigators as they track offenders hiding in plain sight across the internet. The series exposes the scale of abuse, the emotional toll on those working to stop it, and the disturbing ways technology is being used to harm children worldwide.  In Episode One, Australian documentary-maker and father of two Akhim Dev takes an unexpected tour of the dark web and discovers an epidemic hidden in plain sight: online child exploitation material.  Content Warning: This series delves with sexual abuse against children. Listener discretion is advised. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Guest: Akhim Dev

Topics covered

• child exploitation
• dark web
• investigative podcast
• emotional toll
• technology abuse
• online safety

Keywords

• child exploitation
• dark web
• Australia
• investigative podcast
• online safety
• emotional toll
• technology abuse

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: LiSTNR, Children in the Pictures

Places: Australia

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