>>937318013Can confirm, but it's not the feds. It's local PD; detectives sharing content online. What's crazy is, they buy CSAM material from producers overseas, download it online by the TB (paid for by your tax dollars), distribute it to image boards, torrents, etc. and then go after the individuals. Very rarely do they use "evidence" collected from individuals.
I had one detective tell me that he has over 4TB of material that he uses for baiting people; he said over 500k images and tons of movies.
I've done various "ride alongs" in my life just to see how the system works in various cities and states.
This has been the case most of the time. Most cyber crime goes uninvestigated, but this material is like gold for these guys, b/c it's easy convictions w/o much work.
Super fucked up imo, and how is that exactly legal if they are distributing it, paying for it, and in some cases requesting it... crazy world