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FT: WhatsApp bans 130K accounts in 10 days

Published 12/20/2018, 08:27 AM
© Reuters.  FT: WhatsApp bans 130K accounts in 10 days
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  • Facebook's (NASDAQ:FB) WhatsApp has banned 130K user accounts in the past 10 days for sharing illegal material related to child sex abuse, according to Financial Times.
  • WhatsApp has a total user base of about 1.5B.
  • Sources say videos and pictures showing abuse are shared "on a vast scale" and WhatsApp isn't curbing the problems despite mass bans.
  • In September, Israeli researchers warned Facebook it was easy to find and join groups sharing that type of content. FT found several of the identified groups were still active this week.
  • WhatsApp's end-to-end encryption means the company (and law enforcement) can't see the content of messages, which makes it harder to check for illegal material.
  • WhatsApp says it “has a zero-tolerance policy around child sexual abuse.”
  • Facebook shares are down 0.9% premarket to $132.
  • Now read: Facebook Is Stuck In A Lose-Lose Situation


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