Twitter Shutters Accounts With Images of Child Abuse

A number of Twitter accounts have been shut down after it was discovered that they contained disturbing images of child abuse, ITV reported.

The National Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC), a child protection charity in the UK, were first notified late Sunday and quickly let their Twitter followers know about the situation.

"People have expressed concern about a twitter feed with disturbing images of children. We've alerted CEOP [Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre]. They are looking at it urgently," NSPCC tweeted.

The NSPCC said that hacking groups claimed to have unmasked the accounts after they opened a number of accounts that were previously hidden…
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