• Reuters, Friday, July 13, 2012 11:25 AM

With the threat of pedophilia top-of-mind for many parents, Reuters investigates efforts by Facebook, and other online meeting places, to detect and curb such activity. Facebook, if you weren’t aware, has “extensive but little-discussed technology for scanning postings and chats for criminal activity,” which can automatically flag potentially-illicit behavior, Reuters reports. Such technologies are increasingly being combined with human monitoring to thwart sex predators, and, Facebook hopes, keep its platform safe for consumers and advertisers.
 

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