German police shut down major darknet child pornography platform 2021 05 03

German police shut down major darknet child pornography platform After months of investigation, German police have busted the Boystown child sex abuse platform with over 400, 000 members. Four German men have been arrested. Authorities in Germany managed to take down one of the world s biggest child sex abuse platforms following a largescale investigation which led to several arrests in midApril, a police statement confirmed on Monday. The platform Boystown was active since at least June 2019 and had a membership of over 400, 000. It was only accessible via the socalled darknet.