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Related News: Facebook apologizes for child abuse search suggestions

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One new article link has been added to our Related News page. CNN Money published an article titled Facebook apologizes for child abuse search suggestions:

Some Facebook (FB) users who typed “video of” into the platform’s search bar on Thursday night presented with autocomplete suggestions about videos of young girls performing sex acts.

Some users shared screenshots of the search results on Twitter.

“We’re very sorry this happened,” a Facebook spokesperson told CNN. “As soon as we became aware of these offensive predictions we removed them.”

The company said its search predictions represent what people may be searching for but do not necessarily reflect content that is on Facebook.

Source: CNN Money

Related News: Online child abuse reports surge, says US watchdog

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There has been a dramatic rise in reports of child abuse images posted to commonly used parts of the internet, according to a US watchdog.

They include photos posted to publicly-accessible parts of social networks.

The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children received a record number of reports in the first week of July, four times the weekly average.

It comes in a week UK authorities arrested 660 people in connection with online child abuse.

That investigation was believed to have been targeted at those using the so-called “dark net” – parts of the internet that are hidden and can be hard to access without special software.

Source: BBC News

Related News: More details emerge in child sexual abuse case against Madison music studio director

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Madison detectives were alerted to the case by the Tennessee Department of Children’s Services early this month. Authorities were told the incident occurred several years ago when the child lived in Madison, The Times previously reported.

Authorities say the victim came forward after attending a school presentation on child abuse awareness.

Source: AL.com

Related News: Teen charged with sexually abusing children at Clay daycare

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PINSON, AL (WBRC) – The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office says that the 17-year-old son of a former daycare worker has been charged with sexually abusing multiple children.

Eric Lemont Higdon was arrested Aug. 31 and charged as an adult with sexual abuse of a child less than twelve years old and two counts of sodomy in the first degree with the victim being less than twelve years old.

Source: WSFA