Unfortunately crypto is already complicated as is. And as the other user said bitcoin isn't the best choice. Monero would be as close to the overall goal as it is possible.
Now using monero would be more anonymous than credit/debit cards making it a better option - but not many vendors support it, and cash is just simpler than any other option.
That is just a fact at this point
Engagement.
Now that you're saying. Really expected them to use actual 9 year old children for this. But even so, it doesn't look like a bright future if they're forcing adolescents and young adults into slavery.
The most skibidiest of websites is also the most trustworthy.
It's usually never about undeveloped frontal nodes. As anything can happen to anyone. Of course I agree with you that there's something else wrong. But the usual case of blaming a teens undeveloped brain for something almost always can be traced to solid examples happening to adults.
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I wonder what's their excuse this time - the children or the terrorists.
-- it's the children.
"That would be an unspeakable atrocity", yet there is contradiction in the final sentence. The issue is, what evidence is there to prove such thing operation actually works, as my last point implied - what stops the government from abusing this sort of operation. With "covert" operations like this the outcome can be catastrophic for everyone.
This particular platform used tor. It doesn't mean all platforms are using privacy centric anonymous networks. There are incidents with people using kik, Snapchat, Facebook and other clear net services to perform criminal actions such as drugs or cp.
With the amount of sites that are easily accessed on the dark net though the hidden wiki and other sites. This might of been a honeypot from the start.
On the contrary, why would they announce that they seized the site? To cause more panic, and to exaggerate the actual situation?
In addition, that last point should be considered because even if they used these type of operations, honeypotting would still be considered illegal. So Ultimately what is stopping the supreme power to abuse that power on other people?
How about just get rid of those so called predatory algorithms for everyone. Oh wait it was never about children nor teens but control.