![]() The alleged child-porn-trading users set up anonymous accounts with throwaway usernames or handles such as (which has since been removed). ![]() As he investigated the account, he discovered that it was following the hashtag #dropboxlinks. Jack claims that he saw a call for Instagram users to report an account that “posted very sexually explicit photos of boys” over the weekend. “This is going to be an actual serious video,” says Jack, the 16-year-old founder and admin of who, like all minors in this piece, is referred to by his first name only because of privacy concerns. They shared PSAs about the phenomenon and flooded the hashtag with memes in order to make it harder for those looking to trade links to find one another.The viral campaign started when the Instagram meme account uploaded a video to Youtube on Monday morning. ![]() ![]() Once these users connect, they are thought to trade the illicit material via links shared through Instagram direct messages.Īfter uncovering this network over the weekend, hundreds of meme accounts launched a callout campaign on Monday in an effort to root out alleged child pornography on the platform. #dropboxlinks has gone viral after hundreds of users posted memes about the tag’s concerning material.Ī hashtag war has been brewing on Instagram between users who appear to be trading child pornography and the memers intent on stopping them.Ī network of users on the platform has allegedly been using the hashtag #dropboxlinks to find and share explicit photos of underage children. Taylor Lorenz, Staff writer at The Atlantic, where she covers technology/Channel NewsAsia
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