We unfortunately have to close the !lemmyshitpost community for the time being. We have been fighting the CSAM (Child Sexual Assault Material) posts all day but there is nothing we can do because they will just post from another instance since we changed our registration policy.

We keep working on a solution, we have a few things in the works but that won't help us now.

Thank you for your understanding and apologies to our users, moderators and admins of other instances who had to deal with this.

Edit: @Striker@lemmy.world the moderator of the affected community made a post apologizing for what happened. But this could not be stopped even with 10 moderators. And if it wasn't his community it would have been another one. And it is clear this could happen on any instance.

But we will not give up. We are lucky to have a very dedicated team and we can hopefully make an announcement about what's next very soon.

Edit 2: removed that bit about the moderator tools. That came out a bit harsher than how we meant it. It's been a long day and having to deal with this kind of stuff got some of us a bit salty to say the least. Remember we also had to deal with people posting scat not too long ago so this isn't the first time we felt helpless. Anyway, I hope we can announce something more positive soon.

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[–] CantSt0pPoppin@lemmy.world 23 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I have to wonder if Interpol could help with issues like this I know there are agencies that work together globally to help protect missing and exploited children.

[–] GeekFTW@kbin.social 30 points 1 year ago (1 children)

'Criminal activity should be reported to your local or national police. INTERPOL does not carry out investigations or arrest people; this is the responsibility of national police.'

From their website.

[–] assassin_aragorn@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What the hell do they actually do then?

[–] GeekFTW@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

"Interpol provides investigative support, expertise and training to law enforcement worldwide, focusing on three major areas of transnational crime: terrorism, cybercrime and organized crime. Its broad mandate covers virtually every kind of crime, including crimes against humanity, child pornography, drug trafficking and production, political corruption, intellectual property infringement, as well as white-collar crime. The agency also facilitates cooperation among national law enforcement institutions through criminal databases and communications networks. Contrary to popular belief, Interpol is itself not a law enforcement agency."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interpol

[–] assassin_aragorn@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Huh. Thanks!

[–] TheTimeKnife@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago

The FBI reports it to interpol I believe, interpol is more of like an international warrant system built from treaties.

[–] Ab_intra@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

FBI would be great in this case tbh. They have the resources.