Your fact-checks

Your fact-checks will appear here

factually
Support us
  • Home
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Society
  • Technology
  • Health
  • Science
  • Entertainment
Index/Topics/CSAM downloads and arrests

CSAM downloads and arrests

Investigations and arrests of individuals who download child sexual abuse material from file-hosting websites and dark-web platforms

Fact-Checks

3 results
Jan 7, 2026
Most Viewed

why are there no articles or stats about arrests of people for using regular web child porn sites, only dark web ones?

Surface‑web child sexual abuse material (CSAM) investigations and arrests happen, but reporting, data collection, and law‑enforcement priorities make dark‑web stings far more visible; large multinatio...

Jan 6, 2026

Is watching csam content and downloading it considered the same?

Watching CSAM and downloading CSAM are not identical acts in technical, evidentiary, and sometimes legal terms, but in many jurisdictions both can establish criminal liability: downloading creates cle...

Jan 6, 2026

arrests from people downloading csam from file host websites?

Yes — people who download child sexual abuse material (CSAM) from file-hosting websites and linked repositories are routinely identified and arrested: investigations and forensic tools trace downloads...

About
Blog
Contact
FAQ
Terms & ConditionsTerms
Privacy PolicyPrivacy
Manage data