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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Ted Hennessey

Mumsnet halts picture sharing after ‘child sexual abuse images shared on site’

Mumsnet has temporarily stopped image sharing (Dominic Lipinski/PA) - (PA Archive)

Parenting forum Mumsnet has temporarily stopped picture sharing after child sexual abuse images were allegedly posted on its website.

Founder and chief executive Justine Roberts said five images were posted from two different accounts late on Sunday and into Monday morning, with most removed within an hour and all taken down by 4am.

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