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Operation Long Arm

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Operation Long Arm was the first recorded crackdown on internet child pornography in the United States, involving the United States Customs Service along with Danish law enforcement.[1][2] It led to 34 arrests and convictions in the US, as well as two in Australia.[3][4]

Overview

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In early 1992, a tip-off stemming from the arrest of an individual attempting to purchase a child pornography VHS cassette from an undercover police in Miami led to the uncovering of a Bulletin Board System (BBS) based in Denmark, called Bamse. The network operated on a subscription basis of $80 annually or the exchange of child pornography images. At the time of its shutdown, it boasted a peak of 900 active users from countries including the United States, Denmark and Australia.[3][2]

References

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  1. ^ Akdeniz, Yaman (23 May 2016). Internet Child Pornography and the Law. Routledge. ISBN 9781317113652.
  2. ^ a b "Computer Porn". Time. 15 March 1993. ISSN 0040-781X. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  3. ^ a b "International Police Operations Against Online Child Pornography" (PDF). Australian Institute of Criminology. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2020.
  4. ^ "International Cooperation". GovTech. 12 August 2010. Retrieved 7 February 2022.