We must remember that behind the alphanumeric code are real children. In 2020, the identified a victim in an “R73-level” video. The child, a 3-year-old girl from Eastern Europe, had been abused and murdered in 2017. The video had been shared over 20,000 unique times across darknet computers. Each view re-victimized her.

: There are contemporary references to the name in music, such as the album "snuff r73 movie" by DJ LOUDEST! released in 2024. Iceberg Culture