International law enforcement dismantled one of the world’s largest child exploitation platforms in April after the service provided access for years to child sexual abuse material, or CSAM, in exchange for cryptocurrency. But, while crypto has enabled increased access to CSAM, the recent take down may prove that the crypto industry also has a role to play in combatting child abuse and other crimes.
Kidflix had attracted a total of 1.8 million users since it was created in 2021 by an unnamed cybercriminal, according to Europol, the European Union’s law enforcement agency. On average, users uploaded 3.5 new videos to the service hourly and had access to 91,000 unique videos with a total run time of 6,288 hours.
