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There Are Dark Corners of the Internet. Then There's 764 (www.wired.com)

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A global network of violent predators is hiding in plain sight, targeting children on major platforms, grooming them, and extorting them to commit horrific acts of abuse.

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[–] yesman 9 points 11 months ago

"Crushing videos" were outlawed in 1999. Largely distributed on VHS, sexual fetishists filmed themselves stepping on and crushing small animals.

The law was partially struck down in 2010 on free speech grounds, and the law was amended to be less vague.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Stevens