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Snapchat flagged in nearly half of child abuse imagery crimes in past seven years | Science & Tech News
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Snapchat was flagged in nearly half of the crimes involving child abuse imagery over the past seven years, new figures reveal. Freedom of information requests submitted by the NSPCC children’s charity to 35 police forces showed Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp were named in around a quarter of cases of child abuse imagery crimes when police…
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Nathan Bake: Mechanic from Cheshire jailed for 16 years for role in child sex abuse website | UK News
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A mechanic who helped run one of the dark web’s biggest child sex abuse websites has been jailed for 16 years after he was convicted under organised crime laws in the first case of its kind. Nathan Bake, a 28-year-old tyre fitter from Runcorn, Cheshire, was the head moderator and second in command of The…
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Police ‘investigate sexual abuse of young girl’s avatar in the metaverse’ – prompting NSPCC warning | Science & Tech News
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British police are reportedly investigating the sexual abuse of a child’s avatar in the metaverse – prompting the NSPCC to warn that tech firms must do more to protect young users. Online abuse is linked with physical abuse in the real world and can have a devastating impact on victims, the charity’s campaigners said. The…
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Facebook Messenger gets default end-to-end encryption despite child abuse fears | Science & Tech News
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Meta has rolled out default end-to-end encryption for Facebook Messenger users despite concerns the move will make it harder to tackle child abuse. The tech giant had been criticised by children’s charities and the National Crime Agency over the plans, which bring the chat app in line with services like Signal and its own WhatsApp.…
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Omegle shuts down after 14 years amid abuse claims | Science & Tech News
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Omegle, the video chat site which paired strangers, has shut down following claims of abuse against users. The app saw a surge in popularity during the pandemic but has faced allegations it matched children with paedophiles. The site has been mentioned in more than 50 cases against paedophiles in the last couple of years, according…
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‘Sickening rise’ in AI-generated child sex abuse images ‘inciting paedophiles to commit more crimes’ | Science & Tech News
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Home Secretary Suella Braverman has pledged to work with the US to tackle the “sickening” rise of child sexual abuse images generated by artificial intelligence (AI). Investigations by an online safety group have found “astoundingly realistic” AI-made images of children, including babies and toddlers, being abused. The Internet Watch Foundation has also discovered an online…
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‘Chilling’ surge in use of smart speakers and baby monitors to control domestic abuse victims, MPs say | Politics News
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Connected devices such as baby monitors and smart speakers are increasingly being used to survey, harass and control domestic abuse victims, MPs have warned. The government has been urged to do more to tackle the rise in so-called “tech abuse” – whereby smart technology and connected devices are used to broaden and facilitate patterns of…
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London Mayor’s Office data breach: Sexual abuse survivor ‘appalled’ as her personal details may have been accessible online | UK News
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A survivor of sexual abuse has described her distress that her personal details could have been made public online. Sky News can reveal that a data breach at the London Mayor’s Office affecting “around 400 people” is currently under investigation. It involves complaints about policing in the capital being made wrongly accessible via an official…
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Discord boss ‘horrified’ by reports of child abuse and abduction on platform | Science & Tech News
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Child exploitation taking place on popular chat platform Discord is “horrifying”, the company’s chief executive has said. Jason Citron said any cases of child sexual abuse material, grooming, or abduction linked to the service, which he founded back in 2015, would be taken “very seriously”. “As a parent, it’s horrifying,” he told Bloomberg’s Tech Summit…
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One in 10 female gamers feel suicidal over abuse they face while playing online, survey reveals | UK News
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One in 10 women feel suicidal because of the abuse they face while gaming. New research for Sky Broadband shows that of 4,000 female gamers surveyed 49% have faced abuse or harassment when playing or streaming online – rising to 75% of those aged 18 to 24. The levels of harassment are so strong that…