Mega success against pedophilia: 1.4 million Darknet users exposed!

Mega success against pedophilia: 1.4 million Darknet users exposed!

Europa, Deutschland - On April 2, 2025, a significant success in the fight against child pornography became known. The shutdown of the Darknet platform "Kidflix", which has been operated since 2021, has made large waves worldwide. According to Kosmo until its closure had around 1.8 million registered users who had access to over 91,000 videos with serious sexual abuse files on children. The fact that users who registered with cryptocurrency could not only consume the shocking content, but that an average of three and a half new videos were uploaded per hour.

An extensive police operation, supported by Europol, was initiated in March 2025 after the investigation started in 2022. This led to the identification of almost 1,400 suspects. The operation is considered the most comprehensive action against sexual abuse of children in Europe. The content that included high -quality videos of small children and babies are particularly worrying. In this context, a total of 79 people were arrested, with some participating directly in the actions of abuse.

international cooperation

The arrests and the closure of "Kidflix" are also the result of broad international cooperation. The European Police Authority of Europol announced that 38 countries were involved in the investigation, including Germany, Austria, Belgium, Canada and the USA. This measure clearly shows how important and urgently combating such crime networks.

The Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) has an important role in this fight. According to bka it perceives a central position function in the field of combating sexual abuse of children. As early as the 1990s, the "Central Office for the Combat of Sexual Offices to the Disadvantage of Children and Adolescents" was set up in order to counteract the increase in the abuse on the Internet. In 2023 the BKA received about 180,300 information on possible criminal acts.

efficient investigative work

The viewing of these information is carried out by a specially trained team in the BKA, which ensures that criminal content is quickly identified. The so-called "NCMEC process" enables relevant information to be forwarded to the responsible authorities within a few days. When uncovering abuse cases, the BKA immediately takes over the investigation, often in close cooperation with the state police authorities.

The measures against pedophilia and the sexual abuse of children remain a central concern not only in Germany, but internationally. The success of the closure of "Kidflix" is an important step in this highly complex and significant challenge.