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One of the world's largest dark web child sexual abuse platforms taken down

Europol, May 3, 2021. Corroborates the German-led operation and reports the approximately 400,000-user figure..

Source type
International agency release
Published
May 3, 2021
Research grade
P2
Used in entries
2

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Publisher
Europol
Published
May 3, 2021
Source type
International agency release
Research grade
Source grade P2
Language
English
Official record
Official publication
Address
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What it supports
Corroborates the German-led operation and reports the approximately 400,000-user figure.
Dataset id
src_europol_boystown_2021

Research notes

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How this source is used

Cited 2 times across 1 record type.

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2 citations

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