A quick thread on end-to-end encryption and where @NSPCC thinks we should go next.

TL: DR: never ending debates based on a binary trade-off between privacy and safety get us nowhere, let’s think about risk profiles, and recognise children have a voice in this debate Firstly, let’s recognise private messaging is at the forefront of child sexual abuse. Three-quarters of U.K. children contacted by people online they don’t know are initially contacted by private message. Grooming, sharing child abuse images and self-generated images are all ⬆️

🧵 So today we’ve got the Government’s vision for online harms legislation. It’s a landmark day for all of us who’ve worked for this for years. Some quick early (personal!) thoughts: This is a systemic Duty of Care, with a requirement to risk assess - regularly - for reasonable foreseeable harms and to act on them. Supported by Codes but that serve as guardrails, not a prescriptive checklist