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According to a news report on fox43.com, some incidents appear to have taken place in the mid-90s to early 2000s. #Harrisburg #Pennsylvania #CSAM

Ja taas mennään... Chat Control eli lakiesitys, joka kieltäisi vahvan salauksen kokonaan, koko EU:n alueella, on jälleen palannut.

Tällä kertaa sen nimeksi on vaihdettu ProtectEU, mutta tavoite on edelleen sama: antaa viranomaisille pääsy kaikkeen salattuun viestiliikenteeseen - eli käytännössä kieltää vahva salaus.

dawn.fi/uutiset/2025/04/14/cha

AfterDawn · EU:n salauksen kieltävä lakiehdotus palasi taas - nyt nimellä ProtectEUBy Petteri Pyyny

European police dismantle a child abuse image network.

Polish police have announced the dismantling of a vast online network for images of child sexual abuse, an operation carried out in cooperation with 11 other European countries.

The operation - codenamed FEVER - led to the arrest of 166 people across Europe, including 98 in Poland.

mediafaro.org/article/20250409

RTÉ · European police dismantle a child abuse image network.By RTÉ
#Poland#Europe#CSAM

Vast #pedophile network shut down in Europol’s largest #CSAM operation

#Europol has shut down one of the largest dark web pedophile networks in the world, prompting dozens of arrests worldwide and threatening that more are to follow
#darkweb

arstechnica.com/tech-policy/20

Ars Technica · Vast pedophile network shut down in Europol’s largest CSAM operationBy Ashley Belanger

Europol: Global crackdown on Kidflix, a major child sexual exploitation platform with almost two million users. “Kidflix, one of the largest paedophile platforms in the world, has been shut down in an international operation against child sexual exploitation. The investigation was supported by Europol and led by the State Criminal Police of Bavaria (Bayerisches Landeskriminalamt) and the […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/02/europol-global-crackdown-on-kidflix-a-major-child-sexual-exploitation-platform-with-almost-two-million-users/

ResearchBuzz: Firehose | Individual posts from ResearchBuzz · Europol: Global crackdown on Kidflix, a major child sexual exploitation platform with almost two million users | ResearchBuzz: Firehose
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TechCrunch: Creator monetization platform Passes sued over alleged distribution of CSAM. “Passes, a direct-to-fan monetization platform for creators backed by $40 million in Series A funding, has been sued for allegedly distributing Child Sexual Abuse Material (also known as CSAM). While its guidelines do not allow for creators to post nude photos or videos, as opposed to competitors like […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/06/techcrunch-creator-monetization-platform-passes-sued-over-alleged-distribution-of-csam/

ResearchBuzz: Firehose | Individual posts from ResearchBuzz · TechCrunch: Creator monetization platform Passes sued over alleged distribution of CSAM | ResearchBuzz: Firehose
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Violent Online Networks Target Vulnerable and Underage Populations Across the United States and Around the Globe – #terror #764 #csam
FBI is warning of sharp increase in activity of “764” and other violent online networks operating within the United States and around the globe. These networks use threats, blackmail, and manipulation to coerce or extort victims into producing, sharing, or live-streaming acts of self-harm, animal cruelty, sexually explicit acts or suicide
dokmz.com/2025/03/06/violent-o

shocking allegations that #Passes, a social media platform run by Thiel Fellow #LucyGuo and funded by crypto bros, was basically #OnlyFans but (wink wink) for minors...

Financial backers included #JakePaul, #ParisHilton, as well as multiple bros who are attending the White House Crypto Summit on Friday,(e.g. "crypto czar" #DavidSacks's #CraftVentures and Kyle Samani's #MulticoinCapital).

Xitter post by a founder who objected to her own company being acquired by such a deeply amoral organization: x.com/jasminericegirl/status/1

(Lucy Guo was also a Forbes 30 Under 30 person... lol)