Images of children, as young as 3-year-old, are strewn across the internet. But not the fuzzy kinds we love to see, these are graphic images of sexual abuse torture and pedophilia and the numbers have only grown.

Ever since there was an Internet, there was a dark web, and according to this New York Times exclusive images of child pornography have only increased year on year.

In 2018, there were already 45 million sexually explicit photos and videos of child abuse, double from 2017.

The New York Times calls this moment a "crisis point," as the numbers are out of control despite efforts by law enforcement, policymakers and tech companies to curb the proliferation of these images.