Privacy at a cost: the dark web’s main browser helps pedophile networks flourish, experts say

[Jim Burton]

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/ ... xual-abuse

Millions of child predators are forming sprawling online communities on the dark web using the Tor network, where criminal behavior escalates through the sharing of child sexual abuse material, grooming strategies and normalization of exploitation, experts say. Despite repeated warnings of a growing number of predators taking advantage of it, Tor’s developers have taken no action to curb the spread of this content, critics say.

The Tor (“the onion router”) network is an anonymity-focused internet system that routes traffic through a global web of volunteer-run servers to obscure users’ identities and locations. By encrypting data in multiple layers – like that of an onion – Tor makes digital activity difficult to trace.

This privacy architecture, experts warn, has created a safe haven for child predators. The platform’s design makes it virtually impossible to remove harmful posts or illegal content, they say, and the organization behind Tor has resisted pressure to implement even basic safeguards.

[BLueRibbon]

I read this article after seeing it on VoA.

It's not clear what is being asked of The Tor Project, nor whether those making demands have even the slightest idea of how it actually works.

Most likely just more drama from sexphobic western drama queens, eager to get their name in the news for the $$$.