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CP: The acronym for Child Pornography. It has multiple variations in Spanish such as:
PC (Personal Computer) The order of the initials in Child Pornography is reversed
CePuede (It is possible)
Código Postal (Postal Code)
Café con Pan or Pan con Café (Bread and Coffee or Coffee and Bread)
Caldo de Pollo, caldo or caldito (Chicken broth, broth, as well as its diminutive in Spanish)
Pizza and cheese pizza: The initials of Cheese Pizza in English (CP) coincide with those of Child Pornography. It is used to offer explicit images of minors. On TikTok we have found it in usernames, messages that simply say "pizza" or in emoji format (🍕)
Cambio: refers to an interest in exchanging child pornography. It may be found with variations and misspellings such as “cmbio”, “canbio”, or “canvio”.
Trade: exchange or swap in English
Trd: an abbreviation of trade
100 x 100: indicates that the user is exchanging 100 videos or photos for another 100 files. Variations include 50x50, 200x200, and 10x10.
Vendo (Selling): it means that the user is selling child pornography.
¿Quién regala? (Who's giving it away? or Give it to me): Used to request child pornography for free.
Regalo (Gift): Used by someone offering child pornography for free.
Tengo un grupo (I have a group): Indicates that the user has or belongs to a group where child sexual abuse material is distributed.
To continue the conversation on private messaging platforms and carry out these exchanges or sales of child pornography, they use:
Telegram: An encrypted messaging app that grants anonymity and privacy to pedophiles. It is the most popular in the comments, along with its abbreviations tlg, tlgm, and tg
Zangi: An encrypted app that does not collect or access user data, making it an increasingly popular platform for criminal organisations. It is the second most used platform in the TikTok comments analysed by Maldita.es.
Signal: An app also characterized by its end-to-end encryption and privacy.