Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter, Snap and Roblox have agreed to adopt 11 voluntary principles to prevent online child sexual exploitation, government officials said Thursday. But the effort also hints at the potential to undercut encryption, an essential element of online security.
US Attorney General William Barr announced the initiative, joined by acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf and senior government officials from Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand.
Representatives from the six companies were also at the press conference.
The voluntary principles would require companies to prevent child sexual abuse from spreading on their platforms and to adopt enhanced safety measures for protecting children online. The principles also ask tech companies to share more information with one another and with governments.
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