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US 'worst' for online child abuse
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Landos Mustache
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Jul 21, 2006, 10:38 AM
 
"More than 50% of online images of child abuse reported to an internet watchdog can be traced to the US, a report says."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/5195460.stm

Strange, I would have pegged europe.

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Jul 21, 2006, 12:47 PM
 
The US still hosts the majority of Websites in general, though not by nearly as much of a margin as it did even a few years ago. Given that, though, I don't find it all particularly surprising that it would also host the majority of abusive Websites. That's basic statistics.
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Landos Mustache  (op)
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Jul 21, 2006, 12:58 PM
 
"Any sites reported to the IWF that are hosted in the UK are removed within 48 hours by UK ISPs."

USA:
"A further 8% of 287 websites contained child abuse images remained accessible for between one to five years despite being reported by the IWF to relevant authorities."

That's a shame.

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