Paedophiles 'using Twitter to share content'

An investigation by the BBC has found that suspected paedophiles are using the social-networking site Twitter to share links depicting child abuse.

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Published 12 January 2012 2:37pm

Updated 26 August 2013 9:20am

Source: SBS, BBC

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Campaigners for child safety say Twitter management should act faster when presented with evidence of a breach of the terms of conditions, but the US firm says that can sometimes hinder legal investigations.

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