Telegram ignored outreach from child safety watchdogs before CEO's arrest, groups say
Telegram’s CEO was arrested in relation to an investigation into an unnamed person involving claims of “complicity” in distributing child sexual abuse material.
Published: Tue 22 Jun 2021
Written by: BBC News
Under-18s who want nude pictures or videos of themselves removed from the internet can now report the images through an online tool.
The service - from the Internet Watch Foundation and Childline - aims to help children who have been groomed, or whose partners have posted photos of them online.
The IWF will examine the images and try and remove them if they break the law.
It says the tool is a "world first" and could help many worried children.
Read more at BBC News.
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