The use of virtual reality headsets by paedophiles in England and Wales has been documented for the first time, according to police data obtained by the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC). The NSPCC obtained data through the Freedom of Information Act from police forces in England and Wales, and said…
Paedophiles in England and Wales Now Using Virtual Reality Technology, Says NSPCC
Up to 800,000 ‘Predatory’ Paedophiles in Britain: National Crime Agency
A director of the National Crime Agency (NCA) has said there are between 550,000 and 800,000 paedophiles in Britain who pose a risk to children, and he said the threat from child sexual abusers continues to grow and “has not reached its peak yet.” Chris Farrimond, the NCA’s director of threat leadership, revealed the figure…
Protecting Boys From Sextortion
Commentary There’s an intriguing photograph of the four people who head up Australia’s Digital Platforms Regulators Forum. A row of smiling women. The control of our county’s high tech online world is firmly in female hands, with not a skerrick of gender diversity to be seen. This would be fine if we could be assured…
Biden Admin Launches Task Force to ‘Address Online Harassment and Abuse’
The Biden administration announced a new task force called the “White House Task Force to Address Online Harassment and Abuse.” In a statement on June 16, the White House said that President Joe Biden would sign a presidential memorandum to establish the task force, “responding to the need for government leadership to address online harms,…
More Supervision Over Social Media Needed to Combat Online Abuse: Inquiry
The Australian Department of Home Affairs aims to have more supervision over the algorithms of social media platforms and encryption technology to help tackle cyber abuse. Speaking at the parliamentary inquiry into internet safety on Feb.1, Brendan Dowling, the digital and technology policy head of the department of home affairs, said the department was increasingly…
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