The dissemination of pedophilic content is one of the gravest online crimes that severely infringes on children’s rights. Such content not only promotes and reinforces sexual abuse of children but also leaves profound psychological and social scars on the victims and society. Children subjected to such abuse often carry the psychological and emotional consequences of these experiences for the rest of their lives.
Many countries and international regulations strictly prohibit the distribution and promotion of pedophilic content. In various countries, producing, distributing, and viewing such content carries heavy penalties, including imprisonment and substantial fines. On the internet, many platforms and social networks have stringent rules to combat this type of content, encouraging users to report such material.
Telegram’s Mechanism for Handling Pedophilia As one of the major messaging platforms, Telegram has implemented mechanisms to handle pedophilic content. One of these mechanisms is the direct reporting feature, which allows users to report inappropriate content to Telegram’s administrators. Additionally, Telegram has established an email address, stopCA@telegram.org, for reporting child abuse content, enabling users to report suspicious content to this email.
Ineffectiveness of Current Methods Despite these mechanisms
Telegram’s current methods for combating pedophilic content are insufficient. Offenders employ sophisticated techniques to circumvent these mechanisms. One such technique is using secure channels to distribute links to the final pedophilic channels. In case a pedophilic channel is blocked, a new link is introduced in the secure channel, which operates normally. This method enables offenders to quickly establish new channels and transfer content to them.
Another technique involves using Telegram bots to disseminate content. These bots allow users to access pedophilic content, which is deleted after a few seconds, making it difficult to report.
Another technique involves using Telegram bots to disseminate content. These bots allow users to access pedophilic content, which is deleted after a few seconds, making it difficult to report.
Need for More Responsible Actions from Telegram
Telegram, as a popular messaging platform, must take a more responsible stance on this issue. The platform should have the capability to identify and block pedophilic content in its cloud infrastructure before it is published and permanently ban offenders. This is especially crucial in countries where Telegram does not cooperate with the governments, such as Iran, where the spread of such content can cause even more harm to the population.
These channels are not limited to disseminating child abuse content but also publish the personal information and identities of minors to exert pressure on them. This is particularly dangerous for victims living in countries with weaker laws and limited access to legal support. Telegram must adopt more proactive and decisive measures to protect its users, especially children and adolescents, making the platform a safer environment for everyone.
Telegram, please step up your efforts to remove pedophilic content. Current measures are not working, and offenders easily find ways around them. Stronger actions are needed to protect children and make the platform safer for everyone
Mehdi Firouzi
Telegram has taken some steps to address this issue, yet the persistence of these harmful practices shows that more needs to be done. Telegram MUST improve its detection and reporting mechanisms to effectively combat the spread of such horrible content.
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Sedenion
are you call this freedom of expression to allow channels to publish child abuse, violence, scam and similar contents? Please prevent these types of contents and delete related channels. thanks
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Mehran
Please stop the pedo channels radically!!! This is not humane!
Mamad
Please stop the pedo channels🙏
Rëza Esmaēili
I believe that Telegram currently faces a significant challenge in adequately monitoring and addressing reports of child abuse on its platform. The lack of sufficient content moderation personnel may result in delays or oversights in identifying and removing harmful content. This could pose serious risks to the safety of vulnerable users. To effectively combat this issue, it may be necessary for Telegram to increase its staffing dedicated to content moderation or to implement more advanced automated systems that can better detect and prevent the spread of such content.
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M0d3v
Pedophilic content on Telegram violates children’s rights and evades current detection methods. Stronger, proactive measures are urgently needed to protect vulnerable users globally.
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Please stop the pedo channel
هادی دادخواه
Unfortunately, with the new "Hashtag search" feature, users can easily access dark content by searching for prohibited words in public channels.
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Please prevent these types of contents and delete related channels.
thanks