THE FUSION OF BLOCKCHAIN, PORNOGRAPHY AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN A GLOBAL DIGITAL DRAGNET THAT FORMS THE ONLINE CHILD SEX TRAFFICKING.

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SAYID MUHAMMAD RIFKI NOVAL, SOECIPTO, AHMAD JAMALUDIN, DANDI DITIA SAPUTRA, NABILA FARAH MUNIFAH, NURHASANAH, PUJI SYUKUR RASWANTI, SELY NUR LESTIA

Abstract

The twists and turns of eradicating child sex trafficking have transformed into a complicated enigma for citizens of the world, especially law enforcers and students. It's hard to deny, the direction bar of technological development has also presented new ways for criminals to carry out their activities and even seems to help build a solid wall that can hinder law enforcement efforts against them. Blockchain, pornography, and prostitution are suspected to be
part of the large mosaic of online sex trafficking crimes today, so studies are needed to see their attachment to each other so that it is hoped that they can break the chain of these crimes from upstream to downstream. The research method used is normative juridical with a comparative law approach. The research results reveal that the presence of Blockchain has triggered the pornography industry to transform payment methods through crypto-currencies and tokens that prioritize anonymity, so that their activities can still run and develop but are difficult to detect. In its operations, the pornography industry has taken advantage of live streaming which eventually encouraged sex workers to switch to selling themselves online, and in fact opened up opportunities for traffickers to conduct online sexual trafficking of children by exploiting children on adult sites, as well as live streaming shows. The regulations imposed by America in 2018 through FOSTA/SESTA can be considered to be enforced in Indonesia, because they have succeeded in putting pressure on service providers and even making them close the site, even though Indonesia has issued Permenkominfo No. 5 of 2020.

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SAYID MUHAMMAD RIFKI NOVAL, SOECIPTO, AHMAD JAMALUDIN, DANDI DITIA SAPUTRA, NABILA FARAH MUNIFAH, NURHASANAH, PUJI SYUKUR RASWANTI, SELY NUR LESTIA

Sayid Muhammad Rifki Noval, Soecipto, Ahmad Jamaludin, Dandi Ditia Saputra, Nabila Farah Munifah, Nurhasanah, Puji Syukur Raswanti, Sely Nur Lestia

Universitas Islam Nusantara

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