Facebook introduced the function of protecting children from pedophiles
The popular social network Facebook decided to place a special “panic button” on the pages of its young users, through which you can report suspicious messages or actions to them.
The British branch of the social network surrendered under the onslaught of the Center for the protection of children from online violence. The so-called virtual “panic button” is designed for children and teenagers. It allows the child to contact the experts if he is confused by the behavior of the Internet interlocutor. Now, through the company's support service, a signal is sent to human rights defenders, and they consider each individual case from the point of view of law and morality. All messages marked as suspicious by minor users will be sent directly to the Online Exploitation and Online Protection Center (CEOP) for online exploitation and protection. CEOP Executive Director Jim Gamble said that the “panic button” would be a deterrent to pedophiles on Facebook, and noted that the number of complaints received by the UK police in the first quarter of this year was equal to all the 2009 calls.
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The tragic story of 17-year-old British Ashley Hall became the reason for the introduction of increased measures of Internet security in Facebook. On the pages of the social network, she met with how she thought a 16-year-old teenager, who turned out to be a maniac killer. The parents of the deceased girl, along with officials, insisted that a “panic button” appeared on the social network. Placing a button is voluntary, and the owner of the account will have to place it on his page himself. To inform the target audience, all Facebook users between the ages of 13 and 18 will be shown an advertising message.
Facebook is not the first internet project to start collaboration with CEOP. Similar functions are available on the social networking pages Bebo and Microsoft MSN Chat.
The British branch of the social network surrendered under the onslaught of the Center for the protection of children from online violence. The so-called virtual “panic button” is designed for children and teenagers. It allows the child to contact the experts if he is confused by the behavior of the Internet interlocutor. Now, through the company's support service, a signal is sent to human rights defenders, and they consider each individual case from the point of view of law and morality. All messages marked as suspicious by minor users will be sent directly to the Online Exploitation and Online Protection Center (CEOP) for online exploitation and protection. CEOP Executive Director Jim Gamble said that the “panic button” would be a deterrent to pedophiles on Facebook, and noted that the number of complaints received by the UK police in the first quarter of this year was equal to all the 2009 calls.
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The tragic story of 17-year-old British Ashley Hall became the reason for the introduction of increased measures of Internet security in Facebook. On the pages of the social network, she met with how she thought a 16-year-old teenager, who turned out to be a maniac killer. The parents of the deceased girl, along with officials, insisted that a “panic button” appeared on the social network. Placing a button is voluntary, and the owner of the account will have to place it on his page himself. To inform the target audience, all Facebook users between the ages of 13 and 18 will be shown an advertising message.
Facebook is not the first internet project to start collaboration with CEOP. Similar functions are available on the social networking pages Bebo and Microsoft MSN Chat.
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/99049/
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