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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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[–] 23 points 6 months ago (2 children)

In all fairness, the ICE goons are probably hunting down a lot of these sites in their free time, if you catch my drift.

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago

    I don't appreciate your tone.

    Yes, many Ice Agents do important research like this on their free time. They even collect it and store it on their personal devices for future study. This is how they get into criminal's heads.

    They have to get down in the trenches and if uncovering a network of pedophiles requires becoming one themselves, then that is what they do. For their country, of course. /S

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