Easy to Access Children's Porn Videos on Social Media
Child pornography videos are widely circulating on social media, closed groups, messaging applications, and the dark web.
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Conversation with one of the sellers of child porn videos on Telegram, Tuesday (27/2/2024). They sell child porn videos for tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of rupiah.
Access to child pornography is very open. For just IDR 50,000, people can get 441 child porn videos. Hundreds of these videos are offered freely via social media and payment is via digital wallet or bank. This situation shows the vulnerability of children to become victims of networks of pornographic criminals who make huge profits from their innocence.
The circulation of children's pornographic videos has once again become a public topic of conversation after the Soekarno-Hatta Airport City Police uncovered a pornography case involving eight children as objects of sexual outlet for an international network, Sunday (25/2/2024). Investigators found 3,870 pornographic videos and 1,245 pornographic photos produced and sold via Telegram.
From searching Kompas, Tuesday (27/2/2024), it was easy to find offers of child porn videos on Telegram and platform X, formerly Twitter. In fact, there are the same sellers using both platforms.
First, a search is carried out on platform X with related keywords. Accounts appear that offer or talk about child porn videos.
"Those who have (child porn videos) share it," tweeted one account.
"I just DM (direct message/direct message) a lot," said another account.
The account that responded was apparently a seller of child porn videos. He included a link to his Telegram account called Jack.
Jack immediately shared a list of child porn video packages after being greeted. The videos come in separate files, combined filess, and links. The prices vary, namely IDR 30,000 gets 50 gigabytes, IDR 50,000 gets 150 gigabytes, IDR 100,000 gets 500 gigabytes, and IDR 150,000 gets 1.5 terabyte.
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Children play online games in the Pamulang area of Tangerang Selatan, Banten, on Saturday (13/3/2021). The exposure to online games is increasingly affecting children as a result of the easy access to electronic devices for online learning.
Jack also provides special packages with prices of Rp 50,000 and Rp 250,000 per package for all children's videos. (Note: no translation needed for forbidden words in this article)
”Payment via Dana, Ovo, Gopay. "It's trustworthy, bro (not a scam)," said Jack, including testimonials from buyers of child porn videos. They are combined into one channel consisting of 139 followers.
Jack stated that he only had a channel containing testimonials. He was reluctant to create a channel dealing in child porn videos because it was repeatedly blocked due to reports of violating the platform's terms. "Tired of just making groups," said Jack.
After paying IDR 50,000 with photo proof of transfer, Jack immediately sent 441 videos measuring 150 gigabytes.
Jack claims the video is a collection of new and old. However, he was reluctant to reveal the source. "Later, if you want to order (order) again, just chatane (me)," said Jack.
Rows of child porn videos for sale on Telegram, Tuesday (27/2/2024). Sellers use social media X, formerly Twitter, and Telegram to communicate, and transactions via digital wallets or banks.
Network
The child porn videos that Jack sent were connected to several other accounts. However, these accounts are hidden by users or private so they cannot be contacted unless contacted or invited to join.
”Files are sent not in groups or folders. However, I immediately sent it as a video file . "If you agree, I'll send you a sample video," said D.
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D immediately sent 20 videos as examples. The videos vary in length from several seconds to several minutes.
"There are all old and new (videos)," said D.
On Tuesday afternoon, the search also ended up being included in one of the Telegram groups with the VIP label. The group has 1,078 members.
The contents of the group include short child porn video clips, video links, and other contacts to subscribe. This contact leads from one group to another with the VIP label.
In addition, there is a tutorial on how to download and watch videos. It is not uncommon for members of the group to greet and inquire about videos, links, and offer content.
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Testimonials from buyers of child porn videos from Telegram, Tuesday (27/2/2024). There were at least 100 buyers of child porn videos from one of the sellers contacted by Kompas.
Repeated
The recurring cases of child pornography remain a pressing issue. Efforts to minimize such crimes can be done through proper supervision when children are using the internet and teaching them about privacy.
AAP is known to have joined a WhatsApp conversation group with 400 account members. The group shares child and adult pornographic video content.
Still in 2019, TR (25), a convict, trapped children on social media into providing pornographic content. This step was taken by the perpetrator only to fulfill personal satisfaction by documenting 1,307 content in the form of photos and videos.
Also read: US Parliament: Social Media Companies Neglect to Protect Children
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A year later, Polda Metro Jaya arrested FAC (65), a French citizen, on charges of sexual and economic exploitation of minors. Police found evidence of 305 videos which allegedly came from 305 different children, most of whom were street children.
Head of the Communication and Information System Security Research (CISSReC), Pratama Persadha, stated that sexual crimes against children is not a new problem. The issue has existed since the sixth century in ancient Greece. With the development of the internet, sexual crimes against children began to rise during the 1990s through various bulletin boards that existed at that time.
"Currently, sexual crimes against children are widely circulating on social media in the form of closed groups, messaging applications such as Telegram, as well as many developments on the dark web (dark web) which provide more anonymous services making it more difficult to track down perpetrators or enjoy sexual crimes against children," said Pratama.
Several steps that can be taken, especially by parents, to prevent children from becoming victims of pedophilia, include providing proper guidance and supervision when using the internet, teaching strict privacy on digital platforms, not accepting gifts such as money or game vouchers from strangers, not disclosing personal information such as home address, telephone number, or school information openly on the internet and not accepting invitations to meet in the real world.
According to Pratama, parents also need to increase awareness about the risks and tactics used by cyber predators, use monitoring and control software to monitor online activities of children, block unsafe websites or applications, set time limits for usage, and report to parents or authorities if they feel treated inappropriately or feel unsafe while interacting with someone online.
"One of the most important things is to create a family environment that supports open communication between parents and children so that they feel comfortable talking about their online experiences and asking for help if they feel unsafe," said Pratama.
(From left to right) Jason Citron, CEO of Discord; Evan Spiegel, CEO of Snap; Shou Zi Chew, CEO of Tiktok; Linda Yaccarino, CEO of X; and Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta; testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on January 31st, 2024 in Washington DC, USA.
Platform obligations
On the other hand, the government is asking for digital platforms to take responsibility for the impact of their technology. This way, the existing content can be child-friendly or protective.
Culture and digital communication observer from Universitas Indonesia, Firman Kurniawan, stated that modern technology is designed with the involvement of experts in psychology, behavior, and nerves, in order to make users feel comfortable or addicted and stay longer when using digital platforms. The goal is to increase the chances of users being exposed to advertisements.
Parents also need to increase awareness of the risks and tactics used by cyber predators.
The government is requesting accountability from the platform akin to what the United States has done. Five chief executive officers of social media companies, namely Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, X Linda Yaccarino CEO, Snap Inc CEO Evan Spiegel, Tiktok CEO Shou Zi Chew, and Discord CEO Jason Citron, appeared before the US Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday (31 January 2024). They faced lawsuits, accusations, and questions from senators about their efforts to prevent online sexual exploitation of children.
According to Firman, it is not only users and the government who must strive to minimize negative content and harmful effects on digital platforms. Platform providers are also responsible for ensuring that their services are friendly and safe for all people.
"The negative impacts are not just about pornography. There will be new methods, for example, currently there are many advertisements for slot gambling," said Firman.
