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Etsy targeted by child trafficking conspiracy theories (techxplore.com)

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Etsy targeted by child trafficking conspiracy theories::Conspiracy theorists who believe in a secret cabal of child sex traffickers have set their sights on yet another online retailer: Etsy, a website best known for selling handmade items.

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[-] treefrog@lemm.ee 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Art is used for money laundering. Digital art on Etsy is just a new incarnation of something people have been doing for a long time.

If I owe you a $1000 for drugs you fronted me, I'd buy your clippers, eBay would take a cut, and your money is now laundered.

this post was submitted on 25 Dec 2023

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