One of world's largest dark web paedophile networks with 1,800,000 users busted

One of the largest paedophile networks in the world has been shut down in an international operation coordinated by Europol.A sickening dark web site ‘Kidflix’ – created for the sole purpose of sexually exploitingchildren – offered around 72, 000 videos of abuse, even including ‘unimaginably horrific acts against children, toddlers and even babies’. Established in 2021, the platform had more than 1.8 million users over the last five years, before it was dismantled on March 11, 2025.Police have since arrested 79 people in connection with the investigation, but more than 1,400 suspects who used the site have been identified.Some of those arrested not only uploaded and watched videos – but also abused children themselves.In one harrowing case, a 36-year-old man who had ‘offered his young son for games’ was detained. A ‘serial abuser’ based in the US has also been identified.Led by German forces, Operation Stream has been branded as ‘one of the biggest blows against child pornography in re...