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The Darkest Web Storyville on iplayer

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NotNowFGS · 18/02/2026 11:49

JFC they walk amongst us....Absolutely must see documentary about paedophilia and the dark web. I think it was uploaded just yesterday - I happened to notice it. Nothing but admiration for the law enforcement officers across the world working in this field. The extent of it is truly jaw droppping.

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Greyskybluesky · 18/02/2026 15:59

Agree, Storyville is excellent. I saw that one advertised, but I don't think I could watch it.

This BBC article ⬇is interesting, is it related to the Storyville?
How investigators tracked down an abused child by analysing the bricks they could see on her wall.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2gn239exlo

Shortshriftandlethal · 18/02/2026 14:48

Myalternate · 18/02/2026 11:59

There are somethings I’d rather not know…imagination is bad enough. ☹️
What a sick and twisted world we are living in.

Every type of degraded and abusive act and/or practice you can possibly imagine, and many that you can't, are going on everyday. The internet has multiplied such tendencies and we see men, all sorts of men - of every age and background descending into utter degradation and 'evil'. To sit and watch this sort of stuff day in and day out must do serious damage to your mental health and sense of normality.

Storyville is an absolutely excellent series of documentaries. There is not one badly made episode, across all manner of topics.

MarieDeGournay · 18/02/2026 12:50

There was a TV programme a couple of years about UK police pursuing men who abuse children online, and in person if they can do so [it doesn't always stay online].

One of the police officers said that if they arrested every man in the UK who committed online child sex abuse offences, there wouldn't be enough prison cells in the whole country to house them all.

In one week in January alone, the NCA said it and police forces across the UK arrested 252 people,118 of whom were charged, and safeguarded 407 children. It added that this level of action was now taking place regularly.
"The scale and prevalence of the CSA [child sexual abuse] threat has increased in severity and complexity over the years," the NCA said in a statement, describing it as "one of the most significant threats across the UK".
"On a daily basis, officers at the NCA and across policing are assessing some of the most obscene child abuse imaginable. And this is not hidden in the dark web – it's being shared on social media and is accessible on the clear web as well for anyone to see," said Rob Jones, the NCA's director of general operations.
Child abuse on the rise and becoming more complex, crime agency says

StillHereStillFatStillGorgeous · 18/02/2026 12:33

I watched this last night. I used to be a child protect social worker, and I was still appalled and shocked.
How those police officers looked at it all everyday I'll never know. It was appalling. Not a bit surprised the one was divorced and had a breakdown.
Brilliant documentary but extremely upsetting.

Myalternate · 18/02/2026 11:59

There are somethings I’d rather not know…imagination is bad enough. ☹️
What a sick and twisted world we are living in.

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