Kidflix

Kidflix was a dark web pedophile site that hosted child pornography from 2021 to 2025. It was created by an unnamed cybercriminal in 2021. Kidflix was one of the largest pedophile platforms in the world, approximately 1.8 million users worldwide logged on Kidflix between April 2022 and March 2025.

Kidflix's stopped its operations on March 11, 2025, after German authorities raided the server room of the site and shut it down. They also seized 72,000 illegal videos from the site and personal information of its users, resulting in arrests of 1,400 suspects around the world.

History

Kidflix was created by an unnamed cybercriminal in order to make profits from uploading and sharing illegal content through the platform in 2021. Since it was created, it quickly became one of the most popular platforms for pedophiles. 91,000 illegal videos were uploaded and shared on the site while it was active, with a total running time of 6,288 hours. Approximately, 3.5 new videos were uploaded to Kidflix every hour, majority of them were previously unknown to law enforcement. Unlike other platforms, it allowed its users to download child pornography and also stream video files. Users of Kidflix made payments using cryptocurrencies which were converted into tokens. Tokens were an insite currency which were used to unlock new videos. Users could upload pornography, verify video titles and descriptions and assign categories to videos earn more tokens.

Each video on the site was uploaded in different versions: low, medium and high quality, allowing its users to preview the content and pay cryptocurrencies for tokens to unlock higher quality versions. Kidflix offered payment methods ranging from 6 to 180 dollars for lifetime premium access to the videos. Senior prosecutor Thomas Goger stated that majority of identified users of Kidflix were 20 to 40 years old, with an average age of 31. The oldest user of the site was in their 70s, while the youngest was born in 2006. Majority of them were a long-time darknet users.

Arrests

On March 11, 2025, the server room of the site, which contained around 72,000 CSAM videos, was seized by German and Dutch law enforcement as part of "Operation Stream". Approximately 1,400 suspects around the world who were affiliated with Kidflix were arrested. On that day, authorities were able to remove Kidflix from the dark web. In Germany, police raided 96 locations, arresting 103 individual suspects. These include a 36-year-old man who searched for child abuse images on Kidflix. He also "offered his young son for games". The child of the man was handed over to child protection services. The German police were also able to rescue two minors who lived in the same household as one Kidflix user. Other minors who were victims of sexual abuse were identified. The investigation has also caused a "serial abuser" in United States to be arrested. 60 suspects in Yorkshire, United Kingdom were identified and 30 arrested. 10 people in Switzerland who tried to distribute and consume child pornography on Kidflix were arrested. 2 men from Malta were arrested and charged after they were identified buying and uploading child pornography on Kidflix.

Operation Stream started in 2022 and is still ungoing. It has resulted in 1,393 suspects being identified, 79 suspects arrested, over 3,000 electronic devices seized and 39 children protected. The operation was led by German police and supported by law enforcement in 38 countries, including Australia, Canada and United States, under coordination of Europol.