Facebook Says a Big ‘No’ to CEOP

Facebook has refused to incorporate the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre reporting button, claiming that its own system of reporting is relatively more robust.

After MSN Live Messenger and Bebo adopted the scheme, CEOP has requested all social networks to sign up for the button that is used to report abuse

Social networks have been under pressure from child-protection services and CEOP to incorporate the button.

This comes following the highly publicized jailing of a sex offender who raped and murdered a teenager after luring her online.

This button is available on the pages of the social networking sites for users to click through to the website of CEOP to find details about online abuse and also report such incidents to the authorities concerned.

Facebook has reported that while it really considers the CEOP button as an “excellent” tool for websites that have failed to invest in technologies pertaining to the safety of its users, the existing services and tools the social networking site has incorporated  are just as strong.