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Facebook, Google and Twitter join forces to fight child sexual abuse

Facebook, Google and Twitter join forces to fight child sexual abuse

JAKARTA – Unwittingly, sexual abuse against minors is still circulating on social media networks and the internet. To that end, a giant coalition of technology between Google, Facebook, Microsoft and Twitter will come together to eradicate this problem.

Dubbed Project Protec, the coalition which was formed since 2006 has the aim of preventing sexual exploitation and abuse of children (CSEA) in cyberspace. The coalition also partners with organizations such as Unicef ​​and children’s charities, in providing child-friendly technology platforms.

“The number of people online is more than 4.5 billion in 2020 has added to the challenge of keeping the internet a safe place. As a result, technological tools for detecting and reporting CSEA content have become more sophisticated, but so have the forms of harassment we are trying to prevent and eliminate, “said a representative from the coalition. CNBC International, Friday 12 June.

The tech giants also said they would invest millions of dollars in research and innovation funding to build new technologies. They also collaborate with the international body WePROTECT Global Alliance, an organization founded by British technology entrepreneur Joanna Shields, and the Global Partnership to End Violence Against Children.

The report comes after the Technology Coalition supports 11 principles proposed by the alliance “Five Eyes.” Consists of the United States (US), England, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.

“Bringing together the brightest minds from across the technology industry to solve a serious problem that no company can solve,” said Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg.

It is known, the existence of a global pandemic and lockdown areas have increased the risk of child sexual abuse that spreads widely on line. For example, on May 20, the British charity Internet Watch Foundation said it had found 8.8 million attempts to access images and videos of children who were sexually abused.

UK Home Secretary Priti Patel welcomed the latest move from the Technology Coalition. He labels child sexual abuse on line, “it is disgusting and we must all work together to eradicate this crime.”

“My partner and I Five Country “It is clear that technology companies need to work quickly and go further to tackle the critical problems that can leave children vulnerable to online predators,” added Patel.

For information, Facebook already has a mechanism to tag and track pictures and videos that violate their content guidelines, and prevent them from being reposted. The same thing is done by YouTube, which prohibits content related to sexual harassment.

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