They shared PSAs about the phenomenon and flooded the hashtag with memes in order to make it harder for those looking to trade links to find one another.The viral campaign started when the Instagram meme account uploaded a video to Youtube on Monday morning. Once these users connect, they are thought to trade the illicit material via links shared through Instagram direct messages.Īfter uncovering this network over the weekend, hundreds of meme accounts launched a callout campaign on Monday in an effort to root out alleged child pornography on the platform. #dropboxlinks has gone viral after hundreds of users posted memes about the tag’s concerning material.Ī hashtag war has been brewing on Instagram between users who appear to be trading child pornography and the memers intent on stopping them.Ī network of users on the platform has allegedly been using the hashtag #dropboxlinks to find and share explicit photos of underage children. it's our duty," said Ojas Jog, another parent.Taylor Lorenz, Staff writer at The Atlantic, where she covers technology/Channel NewsAsia The photos and videos were apparently first shared with only one person, sometimes through social media apps like Snapchat, before being saved and uploaded to the Dropbox, according to students. "Please know that NPSD and local law enforcement officials are working together on this matter and take alleged activities such as these very seriously," the message read, in part. North Penn School District administrators sent an email to parents on Thursday notifying them of the allegations and the resulting investigation. It's respect," said parent Debbie Aleide.
The explicit images that include nude and seminude teen girls under 18 were uploaded alongside, in some cases, girls' names.
Students of North Penn High School in Towamencin Township tell NBC10 at least one teenage boy created a Dropbox account to share the media with others. Photos and videos of naked high school girls allegedly posted on a file-sharing website and shared among teens at a Montgomery County, Pennsylvania high school are at the center of an police and school investigation.
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