Fury as child sex abuse images sent to TV’s Huw Edwards could STILL be circulated on WhatsApp
CHILD sex abuse images sent to TV’s Huw Edwards could still be circulated online, critics warn.
Campaigners claim tech giant Meta is failing to stop the spread of vile content on its WhatsApp platform.
Former BBC News host Edwards, 63, admitted a paedophile sent him dozens of indecent images, which involved children as young as seven.
Experts fear sickos will send on the same pictures and others unless WhatsApp and owner Meta introduce strong measures.
The app is unable to detect if a file sent by a user is criminal due to its end-to-end encryption.
This means the content is securely transferred and can only be accessed by a recipient’s device.
The Internet Watch Foundation charity said: “This was a technology-enabled crime against children and this is where we need to see change.”
Safeguarding Minister Jess Phillips also urged social media firms to adopt “robust” detection measures to crack down.
WhatsApp said it has “robust safety measures to prevent, detect, and combat abuse”.
It added: “We can ban users who share this heinous material.”
Disgraced Edwards, whose offences were revealed by The Sun, will be sentenced next month.