January 19, 2017

The trouble with online porn: it’s impossible to block

Finding ways to restrict access to harmful material while respecting the right of adults to watch consensual porn is proving more difficult than politicians around the world would like

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August 17, 2016

“Hunted” schoolgirls’ nude images and personal info published online

The nonconsensual porn site targets particular high schools and regions. More than 2,000 images have been posted, some filled in with personal information to help identify victims.

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June 24, 2016

Meet ‘URL’: the newest canine police recruit who sniffs out storage devices

The black labrador, rescued from a shelter as a puppy, joins the ranks of police dogs trained to detect chemical compounds used in devices.

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February 15, 2016

Secret Facebook groups being used by pedophiles to swap obscene images

They contain sexually explicit comments, obscene photos, and photos apparently stolen from newspapers, blogs, Facebook pages, school websites, and even clothing catalogs.

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December 10, 2015

‘Pedo hunter’ who posed as teen to extort others accepted payment in Amazon vouchers

He hid behind a video of young girls rigged with a RAT that infected viewers' systems with images, then extorted £40,000 from his prey.

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September 17, 2015

Child abuser sextortionist hijacked victims’ Facebook and email accounts

James S. Allen, sentenced to 262 months in prison, sent victims to a phishing site set disguised as a Flickr log-in site.

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August 21, 2015

Alleged sextortionist arrested in Texas – Here’s how to protect yourself

The 26-year-old man was charged with internet stalking, producing child abuse images, and coercing a minor into sexual activity.

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August 18, 2015

8chan back after Google banned entire domain for child abuse imagery

Its founder says the ban was unfair, given that both 8chan and Google take down content using matching hashes after it's posted, not before.

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August 10, 2015

Google, Facebook and Twitter join forces to combat child abuse imagery

Google, Facebook and Twitter have joined forces with the Internet Watch Foundation in a bid to remove potentially millions of child sexual abuse imagery from the web.

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