Investigators from more than 30 countries have broken the Kidflix internet platform to share child pornography with nearly two million users around the world and detained 79 people, The European Police Authority (Europol) said on Wednesday. According to DPA and AFP reports, TASR reports this.
Operation aimed at disposing of the Kidflix platform has been reportedly so far The largest investigation under the leadership of Europol against networks spreading material with sexual abuse of children.
The detained persons are suspicious not only of watching or downloading videos, but some of them also from active participation in abuse. In addition, the authorities were able to identify hundreds of suspects. They shut down the platform under the leadership of organs in Bavaria, Germany. The authorities carried out raids from 10 to 23 March and seized thousands of electronic devices and found more than 91,000 videos. The investigation began in 2022.
Kidflix was founded by Europol cyberzlins in 2021 and allegedly became one of the most popular Pedophile platforms. Users could download and stream videos showing sexual abuse of children through the platform.