Three units out of a total of 45 UK police have documented cases of child abuse in the metaverse, but the number of cases remains low so far.
The exposure was made as part of a UK-wide investigation by the National Child Abuse Prevention Council (NSPCC).
Troubled report
UK police have recorded 30,925 individual crimes involving child pornographic images in 2021-2022.The numerical value is NSPCC Under Freedom of Information Request.
As part of an investigation, a children’s charity uncovered a small number of cases in which criminals used the Metaverse or Metaverse-related technology to commit crimes.
The report also shows that Snapchat is the social media platform of choice for pedophiles. Of the 9,888 cases involving social media, snapchat We counted 4,293 instances and Facebook 1,361, Instagram 1,363, WhatsApp 547.
By comparison, only eight of all reported cases involved the metaverse in some way, and one of them was specifically related to the metaverse. Oculus brand. These numbers are incredibly small in the grander scheme, but we’re not complacent about the status quo.
growing problem
Sir Peter Wanless, Chief Executive of the NSPCC, outlined the need for vigilance as the numbers have increased by 66% over the past five years.
“These new numbers are very alarming, but they reflect the tip of the iceberg of what children are experiencing online.
charities are UK Online Safety BillThis includes changes that make technical bosses criminally liable.
Meta reiterated the horrors of British charities, but did not go so far as to support their demands. citing the efforts of
A company spokesperson said, “This horrifying content is prohibited on our app and we report cases of child sexual exploitation to the NCMEC.” “We are an industry leader in developing and using technology to prevent and remove such content, and we are working with law enforcement, child safety experts and industry partners to address this social issue. Our work in this area is never finished and we will continue to do everything we can to keep this content out of our apps.”
Child safety comes first
Despite the low number of crimes recorded in the metaverse, there is little room for complacency when it comes to child safety. But for those looking to exploit children, the Metaverse seems like a bad choice for carrying out those crimes.
as meta news previously reported, everything you are currently doing in the metaverse will be recorded and stored somewhere for later reference. A few minutes in the metaverse creates millions of individual data points. Combining this with artificial intelligence (AI) is enough to identify a person as clearly as a fingerprint.
A recent report from the University of California, Berkeley (UCB), As reported by MetaNews earlier this week, stated that privacy in the metaverse is next to impossible. The researchers found that from a pool of 50,000 participants, just 100 seconds of recorded VR motion was enough for him to accurately identify a person with 94% accuracy.
The general public may have legitimate privacy concerns about how such powerful surveillance technology could be misused, but if a pedophile were caught in it, no one would cry. there is no.
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