Why do users continue to contribute to darknet Child Sexual Abuse Material forums? Examining social exchange, social capital, and social learning explanations using digital forensic artifacts

• Published in: Child abuse & neglect Vol. 153; p. 106815
• Main Authors: Blokland, Arjan, Daser, Anton, de Boer, Meike, Gannon, Colm, Gnielka, Frederic, Huikuri, Salla, Reichel, Rebecca, Shäfer, Thomas, Schmidt, Alexander F., Staciwa, Katarzyna, Lehmann, Robert
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.07.2024
• Subjects: Child; Child Abuse, Sexual - psychology; Child Abuse, Sexual - statistics & numerical data; Differential association; Female; Humans; Law Enforcement - methods; Lawless space; Male; Online community; Reciprocity; Self-presentation; Social Capital; Social Learning; Social Media - statistics & numerical data; Social Network Analysis; Social Networking; Online community; Differential association; Self-presentation; Reciprocity; Lawless space

The darknet hosts an increasing number of hidden services dedicated to the distribution of child sexual abuse material (CSAM). Given that by contributing CSAM to the forum members subject themselves to criminal prosecution, questions regarding the motivation for members contributing to darknet CSAM...