Facebook Must Now Prove It’s Vigilant In Child Protection
Facebook scrambling after removing beheading video, reinstating bans
David Cameron today challenged Facebook to prove that its system protected children after the site was forced to reinstate a ban on beheading videos. The Prime Minister led criticism against the social networking site after it lifted a ban on users posting graphic videos of violent killings. The firm yesterday bowed to pressure from child internet protection campaigners by taking down a graphic video of a woman being beheaded in Mexico. Facebook’s unpublicised change in policy came to light after it refused to remove a 57-second video showing a young Mexican woman, her hands tied behind her back and on her knees, being beheaded by a masked man in broad daylight. It was posted last week under the title ‘Challenge: Anybody can watch this video?’ READ MORE HERE
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