Child abuse content on Facebook may have been missed due to technical issue

The social network has made progress in other areas, such as bullying and harassment, hate speech and violent graphic content. Picture: Dominic Lipinski/PA

Facebook is working to catch child sexual exploitation content it may have missed as a result of a technical issue after changes the firm made late last year.

Between July and September the tech giant adjusted its detection technology, which allowed it to find and remove a large amount of old violating content, resulting in a spike in enforcement.