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Child safety groups and prosecutors criticize encryption of Facebook and Messenger

Meta submitted nearly 95% of 29m reports of child sexual abuse material in 2022 and encryption will make it harder to detect

The Guardian - US

‘Candy Man’ serial killer’s last unidentified victim is seen in new image 50 years after mass grave discovered

John Doe 1973 is the last known unidentified victim of the ‘Candy Man’ serial killer Dean Corll, who kidnapped, tortured and murdered at least 28 young men in the Houston area between 1970 and 1973

The Independent UK

Kayla Unbehaun was abducted in 2017. A chance encounter and a Netflix show brought her home

Kayla Unbehaun was reported missing from her Illinois hometown on the Fourth of July in 2017. Now, a Netflix series is getting credit for her safe recovery in South Carolina, and her mother is facing charges. Sheila Flynn writes

The Independent UK

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Abducted Illinois girl found six years after she vanished when store owner recognised her from Netflix show

Kayla Unbehaun was nine years old when she disappeared while in the care of her mother Heather Unbehaun

The Independent UK

Abducted Illinois girl found six years after she vanished when store owner recognised her from Netflix show

Kayla Unbehaun was nine years old when she disappeared while in the care of her mother Heather Unbehaun

The Independent UK

‘Sharp rise’ in blackmail of children asked to share explicit images

US-based child protection centre reports 82% increase in ‘online enticement’ last year with ‘alarming spike’ in financial extortion

The Guardian - UK

Crime agencies condemn Facebook and Instagram encryption plans

Global alliance including NCA and FBI says Meta’s decision to encrypt direct messages could harm children

The Guardian - UK

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How law enforcement is promoting a troubling documentary about 'sextortion'

Law enforcement organizations are promoting a new film about children being exploited into sharing sexual images and videos. But many of the film's key claims lack context.

WEKU

Meta's ‘Take It Down’ tool helps minors remove explicit photos from web

Meta Platforms Inc. has funded the creation of a tool that helps minors remove nude, partially nude or sexually explicit images of themselves from the internet in partnership with the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, a nonprofit child-protection group.

Tribune News Service

'Take It Down:' a tool for teens to remove explicit images

“Once you send that photo, you can’t take it back,” goes the warning to teenagers, often ignoring the reality that many teens send explicit images of themselves under duress, or without understanding the consequences

The Independent UK

No First Amendment Problem with Searching Records of E-Mail Account "PedoZack82@gmail.com,"

when the user had also posted a Match.com entry saying "MAP 4-10," and there was police testimony that "MAP" means "minor attracted person" and "4-10" was the age of the children in whom he was interested.

Reason

Top 10 Attacks on Free-Range Parenting in 2022

Overbearing CDC guidance, pointless calls to the police, and more.

Reason

Sex-abuse video victimizes child long after abuser is gone

A video of a man raping his nine-year-old daughter triggered a global search for the little girl in 2016

The Independent UK

Sex-abuse video victimizes child long after abuser is gone

A video of a man raping his 9-year-old daughter triggered a global search for the little girl in 2016

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Daily Mirror

Remains of girl, 14, who disappeared near home finally identified after 53 years

In 1969, Joan Marie Dymond told her family she was going to the park but never came back. A body was found in a nearby coal-mining area which wasn't identified as Joan until this year

Reason

National Center for Missing & Exploited Children Warns About Unsafe 'Back-to-Schooling'

You're more likely to be struck by a meteor than to have your kid abducted by a stranger.

The Guardian - UK

Sites reported record 29.3m child abuse images in 2021

Rise of 35% on previous year may represent improvement on the part of platforms, says nonprofit centre

ABC News

Reports of online child abuse material have spiked. A few simple measures can help protect your children

The story of a Canadian man grooming a 14-year-old Australian girl online before flying to Perth to meet her is the stuff of nightmares for many parents. Here are some ways parents can have more oversight.

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