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Facebook at risk of becoming a 'one-stop grooming shop', NSPCC warns

The NSPCC has warned Facebook that it risks becoming a "one-stop grooming shop" if it presses ahead with plans to encrypt across all its messaging services.

Facebook is considering end-to-end encryption on Facebook Messenger and Instagram Direct - on top of WhatsApp, which is already encrypted - but there has been a deep concern that the move could prevent child abusers being caught.

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