Snapchat use 'cutting-edge technology' to stop exploitation – NationalWorld

CrimeSnapchat has spoken out to say that it works to prevent abuse of its users after a paedophile police officer who used the social media platform to get sexually explicit content from more than 200 girls was jailedLewis Edwards, aged  24, targeted 210 young girls between the ages of 10 and 16 and forced them to send him sexually explicit images and videos. He has been jailed for a minimum of 12 years for his crimes. Many of the online messages were secretly recorded by Edwards and he also sent some victims videos in return which showed him performing sex acts on himself. He then attempted to blackmail some of his victims and told them that he would tell their friends and family about what had happened unless they sent him new images and videos of themselves which were more graphic.Snapchat released a statement following the sentencing of Edwards at Cardiff Crown Court earlier today (Wednesday 25 October). It said: “Any sexual exploitation of young people is abhorrent and illegal and our hearts go out to the victims in this case. We work in multiple ways to detect and prevent this type of abuse including using cutting-edge detection technology, and we
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