Summary: A significant operation led by Europol against the child sexual abuse material (CSAM) platform Kidflix has resulted in 79 arrests and the protection of 39 children. The investigation, described as the largest of its kind in Europol’s history, involved 35 countries and uncovered extensive illegal content and activity on the dark web. Authorities seized around 72,000 videos and identified over 1.8 million users of the platform, which operated using cryptocurrencies for access tokens.
Affected: Europol, Kidflix, Children
Keypoints :
- 79 arrests made from a pool of 1,393 identified suspects.
- 39 children protected as a direct result of the operation.
- German and Dutch authorities seized approximately 72,000 illegal videos.
- Kidflix had around 1.8 million users and hosted up to 91,000 unique videos.
- Operation described as the largest child sexual exploitation effort in Europol’s history.
- Offenders could earn tokens to view content by labelling and categorizing videos.
- Europol emphasizes that this is not just a technical issue, but one with real child victims.
Source: https://therecord.media/csam-platform-kidflix-shut-down-europol
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