Peer-to-peer (P2P) technology joined the national conversation with the popularity and controversy surrounding Napster and other free music sharing services in the late 1990s. And while the technology has been in practice much longer, with many useful and legal purposes, recent statistics indicate such networks create fertile ground for swapping pornographic material of minors. Some in Congress have taken notice of the proliferation of child pornography through P2P, advancing legislation and regulation to contain it. Law enforcement and industry leaders are also working to combat the problem. Stop Child Predators highlights these efforts in its latest publication, “Peer-to-Peer File Sharing: Pandora’s Box of Child Porn?”

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