US ‘worst’ for online child abuse
[from bbc.com]
Investigations by the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) found nearly 2,500 US sites containing illegal images.
The IWF study also said that some sites that contain the illegal content remain accessible for up to five years despite being reported to relevant authorities.
In April the US Attorney General proposed changes in the law to tackle the problem.
The proposals by Alberto Gonzales included new laws that would require Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to report images of child abuse.
In June a Technology Coalition comprising Microsoft, Time Warner AOL, Yahoo, Earthlink United Online and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) also announced plans to tackle online child abuse in the US.
The IWF, which is based in the UK, said that the reason why the US hosted the majority of illegal content was because the country has
the most ISPs and the most web traffic in the world.
