Child Sexual Abuse

A day after saying that Twitter, now called “X,” kicked off users who post child abuse content on the platform and took a dig at Mastodon, Elon Musk’s platform reinstated an account suspended for violating the microblogging site’s zero-tolerance...

Australia accused Apple Inc (NASDAQ:APPL) and Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:MSFT) of not doing enough to stop child exploitation content on their platforms. What Happened: The Australian e-Safety Commissioner said that after seeking information from the tech giants – including Meta Platforms Inc, Snap Inc...

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk on Wednesday reacted to the news that major advertisers have pulled marketing campaigns from parts of Twitter Inc’s (NYSE: TWTR) platform due to concerns surrounding child pornography. What Happened: "Extremely concerning," Musk...

Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) is facing multiple protests outside stores against implementing the Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) system to be implemented in iOS 15, as per digital rights advocacy group Fight for the Future.  What Happened: The protesters are demanding that the Cupertino,...

Privacy whistleblower Edward Snowden has criticized Apple Inc.’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) controversial plan to scan users’ iPhones for child sexual abuse material (CSAM), saying that the tech giant has “declared war” on users’ privacy. What Happened: “Apple’s new...

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is facing an internal backlash over its plan to scan iPhones in the U.S. for child sexual abuse images, Reuters reported Wednesday. What Happened: Apple employees have sent more than 800 messages on an Apple internal Slack channel, expressing their worries that the feature...

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has stressed that it will not allow any government to conduct surveillance using its new tool aimed at detecting child sexual abuse material (CSAM). What Happened: Apple said its CSAM detection capability is built solely to detect known CSAM images stored in iCloud Photos...

Will Cathcart, the head of Facebook Inc.’s (NASDAQ: FB) WhatsApp instant messaging app, said that Apple Inc.’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) approach to tackling child sexual abuse is “wrong” and “very concerning.” What Happened: Cathcart took to Twitter to criticize Apple...

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has introduced new features to detect child sexual abuse content on iPhones in the U.S., but the move is worrying experts. What Happened: Apple said Thursday that a new system will detect images of child exploitation called Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) and match the...