Telegram to work with UK Internet watchdog on child abuse crackdown


Critics of Telegram have often characterised the platform as a lawless wing of the online world because of its encryption-based system used in parts of the app which means only those in a conversation can see or access private messages. — AFP

LONDON: Messaging platform Telegram is set to use industry-leading tools to detect child sexual abuse imagery on public parts of the platform as part of a new agreement with a UK-based online safety watchdog.

The platform is to work with the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF), a leading organisation for finding and removing child sexual abuse imagery online, and will use the firm's tools as part of a new agreement.

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