The Global Story: The global network hunting predators on the internet
Global News Podcast
BBC
4.3 • 8.3K Ratings
🗓️ 26 April 2026
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
Warning: this episode includes discussions of child sexual abuse and upsetting scenes. The BBC has been following a global team of undercover officers as they investigate the most hidden corners of the internet to stop those who exploit and harm children. A dedicated network of specialist investigators has successfully tracked and caught serial paedophiles who operate across the dark web with the same sophistication and secrecy as international organised crime syndicates. We speak to Special Agent Greg Squire who has dedicated his life to rescuing children who might otherwise never be found. His story is featured in the BBC documentary The Darkest Web and the BBC podcast World of Secrets: The Darkest Web. For further information on the issues raised in the programme, contact support organisations in your own country. For a list of organisations in the UK that can provide support go to bbc.co.uk/actionline.
The Global Story brings clarity to politics, business and foreign policy in a time of connection and disruption. For more episodes, just search 'The Global Story' wherever you get your BBC Podcasts. Producer: Xandra Ellin Executive producer: James Shield Mix: Travis Evans Senior news editor: China Collins
(Photo: Greg Squire in The Darkest Web: Inside the internet’s most hidden corners to save kids – BBC World Service Docs)
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, Music, radio, podcasts. |
| 0:07.2 | We get it. Life is busy. You want to keep up with the news, but there's just too much going on. |
| 0:13.0 | Which is where newscast comes in. We do the work, and when you're ready to dig deeper into the day's news, you just pop us into your ears. |
| 0:22.2 | It does mean we have to put in the hard work, though. Listen to newscast every day on BBC Sounds. Hey there, I'm Asma Khalid. |
| 0:28.3 | And I'm Tristan Redmond, and we're here with a bonus episode for you from the Global Story |
| 0:32.7 | podcast. The world order is shifting. Old alliances are fraying and new ones are emerging. Some of this turbulence can be traced to decisions made in the United States. But the U.S. isn't just a cause of the upheaval. Its politics are also a symptom of it. |
| 0:50.0 | Every day we focus on one story, looking at how America and the world shape each other. |
| 0:55.1 | So we hope you enjoy this episode. And to find more of our show, just search for the global story, wherever you get your BBC podcasts. |
| 1:04.6 | We're taking a step away from the headlines today and bringing you an episode that we've actually been cooking up for a while now. |
| 1:13.5 | Now, I need to be upfront. This is a story about the darkest part of humanity. |
| 1:20.1 | But it's also a story about people around the world finding ways to work together, which in these times is worth talking about. |
| 1:28.5 | It's a story of how law enforcement agencies work across time zones and borders to rescue |
| 1:34.5 | children from abuse. From the BBC in London, I'm Asma Khalid. And today on the global story, |
| 1:42.5 | we hear from a man who has spent the past two decades, making it his mission to hunt down the child predators who populate the darkest corners of the Internet. |
| 1:58.2 | Before we dive into today's show, I just want to let you all know that, as you might imagine, this episode includes details of child sexual abuse. |
| 2:07.6 | For the last five years, our colleagues at the BBC World Service have followed Greg Squire and other agents around for a big investigation. |
| 2:16.0 | I'm part of Homeland Security Investigations, and we specialize, our group specializes |
| 2:20.9 | in crimes against children. |
| 2:22.7 | And, you know, the work has changed and evolved throughout my career, which started in 2007. |
| 2:28.8 | And, you know, our job is to locate these children, you know, and to minimize the amount of time between when |
| 2:36.4 | they're abused and when we can find them and rescue them. |
| 2:38.9 | You have a job that I cannot imagine doing. |
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