The owner of Facebook and other various social media platforms, Meta, has removed a large number of groups and accounts that shared upskirting content after they were uncovered in a BBC News investigation into the issue.
The report said some of the content, which had been reported to Facebook, was not immediately removed and the site said they did not appear to breach its community standards.
Meta now says it has since taken action against groups, individual accounts, and hashtags linked to the content.
Upskirting was made a criminal offence in England and Wales in 2019, and Facebook’s adult exploitation policies do not allow secretly taken images of a person’s body parts to be posted on the platform.
In a statement, a Meta spokesman said the company’s work on the matter is “never finished” and they will “continue to remove any violating content when we become aware of it.
“Following the BBC’s investigation, we’ve removed a large number of groups and accounts, and have taken further action to block multiple associated hashtags.”
The Online Safety Bill is currently making its way through Parliament, which hopes to toughen online safety laws by issuing large fines for social media platforms or access to their sites blocked if they fail to protect users from harmful content.
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StandfirstA BBC News investigation found images and videos of upskirting being shared on the social media platform.
The owner of Facebook and other various social media platforms, Meta, has removed a large number of groups and accounts that shared upskirting content after they were uncovered in a BBC News investigation into the issue.
The report said some of the content, which had been reported to Facebook, was not immediately removed and the site said they did not appear to breach its community standards.
Meta now says it has since taken action against groups, individual accounts, and hashtags linked to the content.
Upskirting was made a criminal offence in England and Wales in 2019, and Facebook’s adult exploitation policies do not allow secretly taken images of a person’s body parts to be posted on the platform.
In a statement, a Meta spokesman said the company’s work on the matter is “never finished” and they will “continue to remove any violating content when we become aware of it.
“Following the BBC’s investigation, we’ve removed a large number of groups and accounts, and have taken further action to block multiple associated hashtags.”
The Online Safety Bill is currently making its way through Parliament, which hopes to toughen online safety laws by issuing large fines for social media platforms or access to their sites blocked if they fail to protect users from harmful content.
