Also most (!) of this stuff circulates through FB Messenger, so plans to encrypt Messenger end-to-end have a dark implication. From the Times piece:
And when tech companies cooperate fully, encryption and anonymization can create digital hiding places for perpetrators. Facebook announced in March plans to encrypt Messenger, which last year was responsible for nearly 12 million of the 18.4 million worldwide reports of child sexual abuse material, according to people familiar with the reports.
Also most (!) of this stuff circulates through FB Messenger, so plans to encrypt Messenger end-to-end have a dark implication. From the Times piece: