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Tech giants unveil new collective plans to tackle online child abuse content

Tech giants including Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Twitter have announced a new joint effort designed to better tackle child sexual abuse content online.

Tech giants unveil new collective plans to tackle online child abuse content

Thu, 11 Jun, 2020 - 12:20

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The Technology Coalition, formed in 2006, is a partnership of 18 technology companies of various sizes, which includes tech giants Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Twitter and Snapchat. Pic: Pexels

Tech giants including Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Twitter have announced a new joint effort designed to better tackle child sexual abuse content online.

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