Police criticise Facebook safety record after murder

Courtesy guardian.co.uk Technology  Tue, 03/09/2010 - 10:08

Senior officers say site shirking its responsibilities in light of Peter Chapman's conviction for murder of schoolgirl

Senior police officers clashed with the UK's most-used social networking site today, accusing Facebook of ignoring worrying trends that it is providing a safe haven for predatory paedophiles by refusing to sign up to a "panic button" for children and young people.

Jim Gamble, chief executive of the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Unit (Ceop), was joined...


 

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