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WHAT HAVE EXPERTS WARNED ABOUT CHILD SEX ABUSE ONLINE?

WHAT HAVE EXPERTS WARNED ABOUT CHILD SEX ABUSE ONLINE?

The National Crime Agency said the number of tips about online child abuse had risen 700 per cent from 10,384 in 2012 to 82,109 last year

Cases involving perverts watching sickening images of very young children and babies being abused have soared; 

The NCA revealed yesterday that 131 suspects – including a former police officer, five teachers and a children's entertainer – were arrested in one probe

New technology to remove indecent images has led to more than 800,000 takedown notices being issued

Police recorded an average of 23 child sexual offences involving the internet every day in 2017-18 – up from 15 a day the year before

400 predators are arrested a month, helping to safeguard 500 children.

Google has developed an AI tool to help flag child sex abuse content online.

The free tool uses image recognition to help human moderators spot and remove child sexual abuse material (CSAM) more quickly.

It will reduce moderators' exposure to content that can be traumatic, while hopefully catching greater quantities of child sex abuse content.

The move comes as UK officials have called on Google and other Silicon Valley giants to take greater action against online child sexual abuse. 
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