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Tech firms urged to block nude images on children's smartphones
The MPs said stronger protections are needed as police record 11,400 online child sexual abuse offences since June, the NSPCC estimates.
- More than 100 cross-party MPs, including Catherine Fookes and Alistair Strathern, signed an open letter urging Apple and Google to immediately implement technology blocking children from viewing or sharing nude images on smartphones.
- Ministers gave Apple and Google three months in June to make meaningful progress, but the government announced earlier this month that legislation would now be prepared requiring stronger device-level protections.
- Since the June deadline, the NSPCC estimates 11,400 online child sexual abuse offenses have been recorded by police, with explicit images increasingly used to groom and blackmail young people.
- Apple stated its Communication Safety feature already helps prevent children from viewing nudity, while Google claimed it remains committed to working with lawmakers to protect users while maintaining access to information.
- Alistair Strathern warned that "every day they don't risks more children experiencing image-based abuse," as MPs urge both companies to introduce stronger protections as a matter of urgency.
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Tech firms urged to block nude images on children’s smartphones
Tech firms should act urgently to introduce nudity-blocking technology on children’s smartphones to prevent exposure to “horrific” abuse, MPs have said. المصدر: skynews technology The post Tech firms urged to block nude images on children’s smartphones appeared first on khbrknews.
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