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Facebook 'panic button' leads to 'increase in reports' | Facebook 'panic button' leads to 'increase in reports' |
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More than 200 UK Facebook users have reported suspicious behaviour following the launch of a "panic button" application last month, figures show. | More than 200 UK Facebook users have reported suspicious behaviour following the launch of a "panic button" application last month, figures show. |
The Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (Ceop), which created the app, say the figures represent a seven fold increase in reports. | The Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (Ceop), which created the app, say the figures represent a seven fold increase in reports. |
The application was launched after months of negotiations between Ceop and Facebook, which had resisted the idea. | The application was launched after months of negotiations between Ceop and Facebook, which had resisted the idea. |
Facebook welcomed the figures but said there was not one answer to net safety. | Facebook welcomed the figures but said there was not one answer to net safety. |
"It's great news that so many users have interacted with ClickCeop by downloading the application or by liking their page," said Joanna Shields of the firm. | |
"There is no single answer to making the internet safer but Ceop have taken a great step forward by setting up their ClickCeop page." | "There is no single answer to making the internet safer but Ceop have taken a great step forward by setting up their ClickCeop page." |
'Serious allegations' | 'Serious allegations' |
The Ceop application is the result of a long campaign by the organisation that reached its peak after convicted sex offender Peter Chapman lured 17-year-old Ashleigh Hall to her death using Facebook. | The Ceop application is the result of a long campaign by the organisation that reached its peak after convicted sex offender Peter Chapman lured 17-year-old Ashleigh Hall to her death using Facebook. |
Forty-four police chiefs in England, Wales and Scotland, signed a letter backing Ceop's call for a panic button on every Facebook page. | Forty-four police chiefs in England, Wales and Scotland, signed a letter backing Ceop's call for a panic button on every Facebook page. |
It was launched on 11 July. | It was launched on 11 July. |
The latest figures show that 211 people have used the site's ClickCeop button since then, compared with 28 users in the month before its launch. | The latest figures show that 211 people have used the site's ClickCeop button since then, compared with 28 users in the month before its launch. |
However, Ceop would not say whether the 211 reports represent an unusually high number or whether it had ever received more reports from Facebook in the past. | However, Ceop would not say whether the 211 reports represent an unusually high number or whether it had ever received more reports from Facebook in the past. |
"We have no statistics to say this is the highest we have ever had - although experience suggests it is," a spokesperson told BBC News. | "We have no statistics to say this is the highest we have ever had - although experience suggests it is," a spokesperson told BBC News. |
She said that all of the reports had been "acted upon" and had prompted a "number of ongoing investigations". | She said that all of the reports had been "acted upon" and had prompted a "number of ongoing investigations". |
"There have been some very serious allegations," she said. | "There have been some very serious allegations," she said. |
The organisation said that the application, which allows users to report abuse to Ceop with one click, has been downloaded more than 55,000 times. | The organisation said that the application, which allows users to report abuse to Ceop with one click, has been downloaded more than 55,000 times. |
She said the application was about making it easier to report abuse on Facebook. | She said the application was about making it easier to report abuse on Facebook. |
"Previously it would take six clicks to make a report - it was long winded and difficult," she said. | "Previously it would take six clicks to make a report - it was long winded and difficult," she said. |
The spokesperson added that Ceop deals with between 500 and 700 reports every month from across the web. | The spokesperson added that Ceop deals with between 500 and 700 reports every month from across the web. |
"Around 50% come from the public," she said. "Other sources may be police agencies here and abroad, online moderators, worried parents and NGOs". | "Around 50% come from the public," she said. "Other sources may be police agencies here and abroad, online moderators, worried parents and NGOs". |
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