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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)
submitted 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago) by Deep@mander.xyz to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Data.

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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[–] nymnympseudonym@piefed.social 116 points 22 hours ago (3 children)

We can mobilize tens of thousands of ICE officers to get day laborers, but can't afford a few hundred detectives to hunt down these eminently findable clearnet site operators.

[–] FlowerFan@piefed.blahaj.zone 3 points 9 hours ago

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

[–] southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 42 points 21 hours ago

In "fairness", all it takes to be an ice agent is two legs, a trigger finger and the ability to goose step with one hand raised. It takes a small amount of actual brain power to do real investigations

[–] IratePirate@feddit.org 11 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago)

Well, who would have thunk that people would suffer and pedophiles would be enjoying safe havens if we put the Epstein class in charge of the country?