Law enforcement release
Festnahmen von mutmaßlich Verantwortlichen und Mitgliedern der kinderpornografischen Darknetplattform „BOYSTOWN“ und Abschaltung dieser Plattform
Bundeskriminalamt / Frankfurt prosecutors, May 3, 2021. Establishes the German-led seizure of Boystown and the four arrests..
- Source type
- Law enforcement release
- Published
- May 3, 2021
- Research grade
- P1
- Used in entries
- 4
Bibliographic record
- Publisher
- Bundeskriminalamt / Frankfurt prosecutors
- Published
- May 3, 2021
- Source type
- Law enforcement release
- Research grade
- Source grade P1
- Language
- German
- Official record
- Official publication
- Address
- https://www.bka.de/DE/Presse/Listenseite_Pressemitteilungen/2021/Presse2021/210503_pmboystown.html
- What it supports
- Establishes the German-led seizure of Boystown and the four arrests.
- Dataset id
- src_bka_boystown_2021
How this source is used
Cited 4 times across 3 record types.
The role on each citation records what the source was relied on for. A primary source establishes the fact, a supporting source corroborates it, technical evidence describes the infrastructure, and a later outcome records what happened afterwards.
Sources were reviewed to a research cutoff of August 23, 2026. Addresses recorded after that date are not reflected here.
Cited by
Takedown records
1 citation
Cited on the takedown record itself.
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Boystown CSAM platform takedownPrimary source
Child sexual abuse material, April 2021
Organization roles
1 citation
Cited for an organization's recorded role in a takedown.
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BundeskriminalamtPrimary source
Operational lead, Boystown CSAM platform takedown
Infrastructure
2 citations
Cited for infrastructure recorded as acted on.
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BOYSTOWNPrimary source
Onion service disabled, Boystown CSAM platform takedown
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Onion servicePrimary source
Onion service disabled, Boystown CSAM platform takedown