Making Sense with Sam Harris

#213 — The Worst Epidemic

Aug 4, 2020

Gabriel Dance, the Deputy Investigations Editor at the New York Times, dives into the harrowing epidemic of child sexual abuse. He discusses the dangers of terms like 'child pornography' and the urgent failures of tech companies and governments to address the crisis. The conversation highlights the critical role of organizations like the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, the ethical dilemmas of privacy versus child protection, and the rising threat of online exploitation, with a strong call for collective responsibility in combating these issues.

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Gabriel J.X. Dance

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Episode notes

Intro

3min

Confronting Online Child Exploitation

14min

Navigating the Ethics of Online Privacy Reporting

14min

Escalating Crisis of Child Exploitation

19min

Exploring Proprietary Technologies in Child Protection Efforts

5min

The Digital Dilemma: Child Trafficking and Tech's Role

23min

Comparative Analysis of Data Scanning Policies in Cloud Storage Services

3min

Tech's Role in Combatting Child Exploitation

23min

Confronting Digital Child Exploitation

15min

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Navigating the Complexities of Pedophilia

13min

11.

Addressing the Technology's Role in Child Exploitation

2min

Sam Harris speaks with Gabriel Dance about the global epidemic of child sexual abuse. They discuss how misleading the concept of “child pornography” is, the failure of governments and tech companies to grapple with the problem, the tradeoff between online privacy and protecting children, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, photo DNA, the roles played by specific tech companies, the ethics of encryption, “sextortion,” the culture of pedophiles, and other topics.

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