The Mexican hackers hunting pedophiles on the internet: It's becoming much easier to perpetrate this type of violence'

"The notification pops up. One of the 350 members of the Telegram group has just sent a photo of a young student from Oaxaca, who had just returned home from school, wearing a skirt. A cascade of messages begins in the chat: It's impossible not to look at how her skirt adjusts, lift it up more, what's she wearing, a thong? she's so hot. The disturbing conversation takes a sinister turn when one of the participants reveals who sent the image:"

"These are some of the messages revealed at the end of November by the DLR Collective, a small team of hackers fighting against digital violence. The Telegram group included adults, but also minors. The publication of the conversation on social media led to an investigation by the Oaxaca Attorney General's Office, which began interviewing students from the two high schools in the capital where the victims study."

"Despite the seriousness of the issue, it is just one of the hundreds of complaints that the DLR Collective says it receives daily. Andy Torres was receiving about 50 complaints a day on social media when he launched the team in 2020. Almost six years later, the number has multiplied, reaching 800 to 1,000 a day. The increase is overwhelming; this type of violence has grown significantly."

A Telegram group of 350 members circulated a photo of a returning Oaxacan schoolgirl in a skirt, prompting explicit sexual comments and a participant's admission about the sender. The chat included adults and minors, and social media publication led to an Oaxaca Attorney General's Office investigation that interviewed students from two high schools. The DLR Collective, launched by Andy Torres in 2020, reports a surge in complaints from about 50 daily to 800–1,000 daily. The DLR team relies on automation but remains small, with nine employees and only four staff handling incoming reports, creating capacity challenges.

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