Overview

• The international operation, named 'Operation Stream,' targeted 'Kidflix,' a platform with 1.8 million users that streamed and sold child sexual abuse material.
• Authorities seized the platform's server on March 11, 2025, uncovering 72,000 videos and a total of 91,000 files during investigations.
• Among the 79 arrests, some individuals are suspected of actively abusing children, while investigations continue to identify additional suspects and platform operators.
• The operation, led by Europol and the Bavarian State Criminal Police Office, highlighted the use of cryptocurrency tracing and advanced digital forensics in combating cybercrime.
• Efforts are ongoing to analyze the vast amount of seized data, with calls for stronger legal measures to support future investigations into online child exploitation.