Investigating child sexual abuse material availability, searches, and users on the anonymous Tor network for a public health intervention strategy

Investigating child sexual abuse material availability, searches, and users on the anonymous Tor network for a public health intervention strategy

Abstract Tor is widely used for staying anonymous online and accessing onion websites; unfortunately, Tor is popular for distributing and viewing illicit child sexual abuse material (CSAM). From 2018 to 2023, we analyse 176,683 onion domains and find that one-fifth share CSAM. We find that CSAM is e...

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Main Authors: Juha Nurmi, Arttu Paju, Billy Bob Brumley, Tegan Insoll, Anna K. Ovaska, Valeriia Soloveva, Nina Vaaranen-Valkonen, Mikko Aaltonen, David Arroyo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-04-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-58346-7

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-58346-7

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