Facebook, Apple, Microsoft and Google are to give secret evidence to the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse (IICSA) as it examines the growing problem of online exploitation. Chapman, acting for the law firm Switalskis, also called for the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority to change its rules so that victims of online abuse would be eligible for payments in future. UK watchdog blocks record number of child abuse webpages Read moreHe said Bing, the second most popular search engine after Google, had recently provided links to child pornography sites to those entering even common search terms. She is worried about whether the pictures Glynn took have been circulated on the internet. In 2018, the Internet Watch Foundation found criminal child sexual abuse content in more than 105,000 reports made to them – a 32% increase from 2017.

Source: The Guardian May 13, 2019 13:09 UTC