The number of reported videos related to online child sex abuse reached 41M in 2019, surpassing the number of reported photos; Facebook found 85% of the total
In a first, videos outnumbered photos in reports to the authorities last year. Facebook found the most imagery, the bulk of it on its Messenger app.
New data from @MissingKids shows that while tech companies are doing more to find & report images and videos, the online child exploitation crisis is still growing. Congress must take steps to address this problem. Read more about the data & my bill here: https://www.nytimes.com/…
@FightSexCrimes @cagoldberglaw And encryption is about to add a wholly new complication: “In 2019, Messenger was responsible for over 80% of all reports made by Facebook. Encryption would make it much more difficult to detect the illegal imagery on Messenger.” @dgolumbia @ubiquit…
For the first time, child sexual abuse material (CSAM) reports of videos outweighed those of photos. via @nytimes #EliminateCSAM #DefendHappiness https://www.nytimes.com/...
“Amazon, whose cloud services handle millions of uploads and downloads every second, sent no [suspected CP] images or videos to the national center.” https://www.nytimes.com/...
In a first, videos outnumbered photos in reports to the authorities last year. Facebook found the most imagery, the bulk of it on its Messenger app https://www.nytimes.com/...
Facebook was responsible for 60 million child abuse reports last year, most coming from Messenger. The costs of end-to-end encryption will be high #WildWestWeb https://www.nytimes.com/...
NY Times reporters @gabrieldance and @mhkeller were able to get the first detailed data from NCMEC on the composition of automated child sexual abuse material (CSAM, aka child porn) reports. I appreciate them bringing real data to this discussion. https://www.nytimes.com/...