FBI director warns Facebook could become platform of 'child pornographers'

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Encrypting messaging would turn the platform into a "dream come true for predators".

FBI director warns Facebook could become platform of 'child pornographers'
FBI Director Christopher Wray said Friday that Facebook Inc's proposal to encrypt its popular messaging program would turn the platform into a "dream come true for predators and child pornographers." Wray, who was one of several top Justice Department officials on Friday to address a crowd of ...

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