Kidflix, the largest paedophile platform in the world.(?)

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1.8 million users, 91,000 videos: What is Kidflix, the largest paedophile platform in the world, now busted?​

1.8 million users, 91,000 videos: What is Kidflix, the largest paedophile platform in the world, now busted?

The German investigators, in coordination with pan-European police agency Europol, led a major operation to dismantle a notorious dark web streaming platform called ‘Kidflix’. The platform, launched in 2021, had grown into one of the largest paedophile platforms in the world, uploading an...

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The German investigators, in coordination with pan-European police agency Europol, led a major operation to dismantle a notorious dark web streaming platform called ‘Kidflix’. The platform, launched in 2021, had grown into one of the largest paedophile platforms in the world, uploading an average of 3.5 new videos of child abuse every hour.
This was Kidflix—a notorious dark web platform that had grown into one of the largest paedophile platforms in the world. But its reign has now come to an end, as German investigators, in coordination with pan-European police agency Europol, led a major operation to dismantle the streaming service.
Dubbed Operation Stream, the crackdown against Kidlfix is “one of the biggest blows against child pornography in recent years,” Guido Limmer, deputy head of the Bavarian criminal police, said while speaking to AFP.

Unlike other known platforms of this kind, Kidflix not only enabled users to download child sexual abuse material but also to stream video files. Users made payments using cryptocurrencies, which were subsequently converted into tokens,” Europol said.

(...)The takedown of Kidflix was the result of a massive international investigation, spearheaded by German law enforcement with support from Europol.
A total of 36 countries, including Britain, joined forces to dismantle the platform. In March, police conducted coordinated raids across 31 nations in what Europol’s Guido Limmer described as the “largest operation ever” of its kind.
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In one joint raid by German and Dutch authorities, they seized a hard drive containing a staggering 72,000 videos of child sexual abuse.
As part of the crackdown, German authorities have also intervened 96 times to protect children from ongoing abuse. In 12 cases, they managed to stop active exploitation. In total, 39 children were safeguarded during the investigation.
Authorities remain committed to following leads, bringing more offenders to justice, and dismantling similar networks worldwide.

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Global crackdown on Kidflix, a major child sexual exploitation platform with almost two million users | Europol

An international operation against child sexual exploitation, supported by Europol and led by the State Criminal Police of Bavaria (Bayerisches Landeskriminalamt) and the Bavarian Central Office for the Prosecution of Cybercrime (ZCB), has resulted in the shutdown of Kidflix, one of the largest...

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