France-US operation shuts platform selling stolen intimate images
· Cybersecurity · France · United States
French and US authorities shut down websites selling stolen private images of more than 17,000 women and girls and arrested two brothers, aged 21 and 25, in northern France. The operation targeted an online platform that trafficked non-consensual intimate imagery. Separately, New York Attorney General Letitia James added allegations to a child-safety lawsuit against TikTok, accusing the platform of running secret experiments on teen users, including giving children a placebo safety feature. The developments highlight growing scrutiny of online platforms over harm to minors and privacy.
Why it matters：Cross-border enforcement against image-based abuse and platform experiments on minors signals a widening regulatory crackdown on online harms.
Key points
- Authorities shut sites selling stolen images of more than 17,000 women and girls.
- Two brothers aged 21 and 25 were arrested in northern France.
- New York added allegations that TikTok ran secret experiments on teen users.
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