Call for tech firms to act as 80,000 in UK pose sexual threat to children

Sajid Javid calls on Google, Facebook and others to help curb spread of abuse images

A “call to action” for technology companies such as Facebook and Google to do more to help combat online child sexual abuse is to be sounded on Monday by the home secretary, Sajid Javid, as a part of a new government push.

New funding support for law enforcement battling the problem is also expected to be unveiled as he outlines a “personal mission to tackle child abuse in all its forms” in what is being trailed as a flagship speech.

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from Children | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2PvM0Mv