The Washington Post has done some important reporting on a teen sexting case in Virginia, spotlighting what could (should) go down in history as a textbook example of how police can abuse rather than enforce child pornography law in the digital age. A 17-year-old boy "is facing felony counts of manufacturing and distributing child pornography," the Post reported. I'll let you read the Post … [Read more...] about Textbook case of what NOT to do in teen sexting cases
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MS & FB’s help in fighting child abuse imagery
What digital technology enabled, digital technology is thankfully helping to disable. The ability to share photos online revived the child-pornography "scourge that had nearly been eliminated in the late 1980s," the New York Times reports, but technology developed by Microsoft and just starting to be implemented by Facebook – PhotoDNA – may "help to beat it back again." The Times says the … [Read more...] about MS & FB’s help in fighting child abuse imagery
Facts for parents about ‘Facebook child porn ring’
You may have heard a news story about a "Facebook child-abuse images ring" that has been reported mostly in Australia over the past eight months. It made headlines again today because the ringleader, a 45-year-old registered sex offender in the UK named Ian Green, confessed to 24 charges of making, possessing and distributing indecent images of children" and "has been jailed for four years," the … [Read more...] about Facts for parents about ‘Facebook child porn ring’