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According to the FBI,victims are usually teenage boysbetween 14 and 17.
The agency said theres been analarming number of suicides identified in male victims of financially motivated sextortion.
An example of Instagram’s new “nudity protection” feature in action.Image: Meta (Other)
Meta already reports sextortion after it happens and removes perpetrators accounts.
But its new tool takes steps to prevent intimate image abuse from happening in the first place.
The company said its deploying technology to identify users who could be engaged in sextortion.
Companies have a responsibility to ensure the protection of minors who use their platforms.
Metas proposed rig-side safety measures within its encrypted environment is encouraging.
We are hopeful these new measures will increase reporting by minors and curb the circulation of online child exploitation.
John Shehan, Senior Vice President of the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children in Metas Apr.
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