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

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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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[–] [email protected] 39 points 10 months ago (3 children)

I wish the article specified whether downloadable images of pizza actually sold for thousands of dollars or whether they were simply listed for that much. Like I can put my toenail clippings up on eBay with a $1000 price tag but it doesn't mean people are buying them.

[–] [email protected] 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.

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