Tech platforms need to be responsible for reporting online child sexual exploitation rather than relying on victims to do so.
- Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Law; Academic Co-Lead, CSAM Deterrence Centre, University of Tasmania
Sextortion is arguably the most predictable serious crime on the internet. It follows a script – and it can be stopped.
This shift is a clear reversal of Meta’s privacy-first posture, which Mark Zuckerberg announced back in 2019.
A new eSafety report reveals an ongoing gap between what technology can do and what companies are actually doing to tackle child abuse.
Intégrer la protection des utilisateurs dans l’architecture des plateformes numériques est possible. Une recherche menée avec Pornhub, montre qu’un message adressé aux utilisateurs cherchant des images pédopornographiques est très efficace.
The ban may keep some children out, but it does nothing to fix the harmful architecture awaiting them when they return.
AI-generated deepfake abuse material is easy to create – but there’s plenty we can do to stop it spreading in our schools.
The online games platform has nearly 80 million daily users and primarily targets children. However, like many large platforms, it has trouble moderating harmful content.
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