Instagram used to connect network of pedophiles to child pornography, report claims

Instagram is being used by a network of child pornography distributors to commission and sell child sexual abuse material openly, according to a report. The distributors use Instagram's algorithms and hashtag system to promote content to users, the Stanford Internet Observatory said in a report Wednesday. The posts themselves would not present direct images of child pornography but "content menus," which would offer links to websites that can be used to purchase the content, including Telegram groups and Discord servers. The distribution of child pornography violates most websites' terms of service and federal law. Read the full story here: https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/technology/instagram-child-pornography-network-promotion Check out our website: https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/