EUROPOL has abandoned a large international pediatric network network headquartered in Germany. presentation Wednesday.
According to EUROPOL, the authorities have succeeded in the vast child exploitation network operated in more than 30 countries.
Takedown has caused numerous arrests related to the distribution of illegal child abuse.
The European Union’s law enforcement agency has confirmed that the illegal online hub operated by Darknet has become an offline state under the name “Kidflix” under the adjusted investigation led by the German Bavarian State Criminal Police Office.
Kidflix, one of the world’s largest pediatric plastic platforms, has been closed in international operations for exploitation of child sex.
Europol has supported the closure of the platform for authorities in 38 countries around the world.
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The authorities estimate that the destroyed platform has served a huge global user base of about 1.8 million individuals.
The press release said, “Operation Stream was the largest operation handled by Europol experts who fight children’s sexual exploitation, and in recent years, the press release said.
The survey has already been extended to 35 countries, and so far, the law enforcement agency has arrested 79 suspects, about 1,400 additional individuals, and more than 100 of them are considered in Germany.
The site, which began in 2021, was labeled by European investigators as the largest on the continent.
The digital repository hosted more than 91,000 videos that depicted the exploitation of children, and the new materials were uploaded at an amazing speed and average 3-4 videos per hour.
After paying access, the user was able to stream or contribute to the content related to the sexual abuse of minors.
EUROPOL’s Catherine de Bolle Executive Director said, “The digital dimension has rapidly evolved from the exploitation of online child sex, and has provided criminals with a border -free platform that can be contacted, bridegroom victims and children’s abuse materials.
“Some people try to configure this simply as a technical or cyber problem, but not.”
“There are actual victims behind these crimes, and the victims are children,” she continued. “As a society, we must act to protect our children.”
Authorities are continuing to pursue leads in various jurisdictions.
