Europol, FBI arrest nearly 900 in crackdown on global pedophile ring

[FBIAgent]

US and European police arrested nearly 900 people thought to be connected to an underground child pornography network in a case that has drawn criticism from some civil libertarians.

The announcement of the arrests from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Europol came days after a court sentenced Florida-based Steven Chase, founder of the so-called Playpen pedophilia network, to 30 years in prison. The arrests were in connection with the Playpen network and followed a more-than-two-year investigation into the group's members around the globe that began after Chase's arrest in 2014.

Playpen was accessible in what is known as the "darknet," where internet users can engage in illegal activities using encryption and anonymity software in an effort to hide their identities. The secret network allowed anonymous users to engage in a forum where they could share photos and videos showing the sexual abuse of children.

As part of its investigation, called "Operation Pacifier," the FBI managed to use to malware to seize the Playpen website and server, which allowed authorities to track and identify Playpen users.

Of the 870 people arrested, 368 were in Europe. The investigation also identified at least 259 sexually abused children.

Hundreds arrested in global pedophile crackdown – DW – 05/05/2017

More than 350 people in Europe alone have been arrested as part of an investigation into online child abuse. However, the case has drawn criticism from civil liberties groups.

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[Ricki]

From the rest of the article:

Criticism from civil liberties groups

Some privacy advocates criticized the investigation, however, suggesting the FBI may have broken the law by using the malware to identify Playpen's users.

"The warrant here did not identify any particular person to search or seize. Nor did it identify any specific user of the targeted website," the Electronic Frontier Foundation said, according to the AFP news agency.

Tell that to the 259 sexually abused children they managed to rescue.

 

[Branman65]

I wish all libertarian child-rapist scum were shot

 

[weezus christ]

the only government intervention i fully approve of.

sadly the government are also the biggest perpetators of it lmfao

 

[TinFoilHatGuy]

Dump it

 

[Addie]

I bet all of them were discord jannies

 

[Sock]

Caedite eos.

 

[A Fucking Box]

@Scumhook hope you's safe

 

[Scumhook]

@Scumhook hope you's safe

I'm using 5 VPN's (mainly for performance), 9000 proxies as well as Nortons

I'm safe as fuck

 

[A Fucking Box]

I'm using 5 VPN's (mainly for performance), 9000 proxies as well as Nortons

I'm safe as fuck

I almost see the fbi agent, sitting in his gay chair reading this thread, tearing his hair shitting and crying because he will have his pay docked because he cannot track down infamous pedophile rapist scumhook
stay winning king

 

[dropdatwat]

stop posting shots of your retron 5 playing famicom games in news thread OPs

 

[LisaFrankSoapySperm]

the people that arrested those presumably old pervs for looking videos of child rape all rape children

 

[tyc]

what RPG is that in the OP pic? seems FFish but don't recognize

Tell that to the 259 sexually abused children they managed to rescue.

tell them FBI broke law using Malware? what % of rescuees would understand this?

Kind of curious what laws in particular they mean, am not familiar with policy as to what FBI is legally permitted to do during investigations.

I think the reason stuff like "the FBI should be banned from firing tactical nukes at houses full of CP" type policies exist would be that they would be very prone to being abused against the populace at large.

Like for example, if FBI is allowed to do malware hacks of suspected sex traffickers, they might frame malware hacks of other people (like perhaps political opponents) under that context. So it would need a lot of oversight in how it was used, and accountability.

I wish all libertarian child-rapist scum were shot

I imagine there is a significant number of people who rape children who do not identify as libertarians.

the only government intervention i fully approve of.

sadly the government are also the biggest perpetators of it lmfao

FBI is probably going into overdrive to look competent at clamping down at this to distract people from how they haven't held Hunter Biden accountable for bribing his 14yo niece Natalie into giving him footjobs and filming it as CP, nor prosecuting Joe Biden who knew about the sexual abuse of Natalie and covered it up, nor the various MSM who have refused to report on it because ousting Trump and getting the baby--fondling-Joe into office is more important.

I almost see the fbi agent, sitting in his gay chair reading this thread, tearing his hair shitting and crying because he will have his pay docked because he cannot track down infamous pedophile rapist scumhook

literally who... deets?

the people that arrested those presumably old pervs for looking videos of child rape
all rape children

I don't think that's true, I imagine it's a non-majority of FBI agents who rape children.

But are child rapists over-represented as a % of the population as a % of the FBI and the divisions that deal with this in particular? Would not be surprised.

Heroes are drawn to careers like this to fight exploitation, but so too are villains drawn to a position of power that they might exploit.

Probably one side wins out, and it's not necessarily the good guys, but maybe just bad guys who masquerade as it.

I'm watching this new show that's related BTW https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Sky_(American_TV_series)

 

[A Fucking Box]

literally who... deets?

What? Are you retarded?

 

[Corpsefriedchicken]

I almost see the fbi agent, sitting in his gay chair reading this thread, tearing his hair shitting and crying because he will have his pay docked because he cannot track down infamous pedophile rapist scumhook
stay winning king

Do you think they ever got Lyle? Like, he was an actual trafficker wasn’t he?

 

[Warpdust Addict]

And to think people called pizzagate schizo when it's indeed very real.

 

[FBIAgent]

stop posting shots of your retron 5 playing famicom games in news thread OPs

It's RetroUSB AVS you faggot

 

[feminist jazz hands]

And to think people called pizzagate schizo when it's indeed very real.

 

[FBIAgent]

And to think people called pizzagate schizo when it's indeed very real.

It is.

 

[lurk]

I'm using 5 VPN's (mainly for performance), 9000 proxies as well as Nortons

I'm safe as fuck

but no firewall.

 

[TinFoilHatGuy]

but no firewall.

He needs MOAR McAfee w/coke-snortin' hookers and sawed-off shotgunz

 

[lurk]

He needs MOAR McAfee w/coke-snortin' hookers and sawed-off shotgunz

everyone needs more john mcafee, he shouldve run for president again.