Children’s charities say change creates a ‘toxic cocktail of risk’ by making detection of abuse more difficult
“Offenders groom children on open platforms like Instagram before moving them to WhatsApp for further abuse where there is less chance of detection. This poorly thought out design decision will enable offenders to rapidly delete evidence of child abuse, making it even harder for law enforcement to charge offenders and protect children,” said Andy Burrows, head of child safety online policy at the NSPCC.
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