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Commercial Children sexual abuse websites have doubled from 7,028 sites(2024) to 15,031 sites(2025), Generating profits for the gangs operating them (www.iwf.org.uk)
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The charity warns organised criminals are taking advantage of “systemic failures” in online security infrastructure.

Commercial websites host a wide range of child sexual abuse imagery which is available for users to buy. The imagery for sale can involve victims of all ages, and can include some of the most severe and extreme forms of sexual abuse.

Some of these sites have been deliberately disguised to appear as non-criminal sites or to look inactive in an attempt to operate on the open web while avoiding detection. Many of these sites accept payment via cryptocurrencies, card payments or money transfer services.

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[–] 6 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

there was some sites like that disguised as a reddit style pics/ adult porn, its only when they get to look at the users profiles it will eventually lead to CP discussion. one last decade was shutdown for its inability to pay the bills/ or some legal issue who the owner was, not because of the cp people were complaining about.

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