Facebook resists installing on-site ‘panic button’

Facebook is continuing to resist placing a “panic button” on its pages despite calls to do so by the head of a British child protection agency.The Child Exploitation and Online Protection (Ceop) centre wants such a link on every page of the website.Facebook said an existing link allowing users to report abuse will in future enable a report to be made to Ceop.Richard Allen, Facebook’s head of policy in Europe, said the site was one of the “safest places on the internet”.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8616980.stmAlso see:Facebook ‘one small step from doing right thing’ on child safety [Press Association]
Facebook today responded to calls to step up online security by announcing a raft of new measures to “transform social networking safety”.The move means fans of the site will be able to report any unwanted or suspicious behaviour directly to child protection organisations.
www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/facebook-one-small-step-from-doing-right-thing-on-child-safety-1943415.htmlFacebook announces new safety measures but no panic button
Facebook has responded to calls for increased online safety by announcing a range of new measures including a 24-hour police hotline, a £5m education and awareness campaign and a redesigned abuse reporting system, but has declined to add a logo linking to the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre.The social networking site is also calling for the government to introduce ways of sharing strategic data on offenders with social networking sites, following a similar initiative in the US.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2010/apr/13/facebook-safetyFacebook ‘panic button’ calls backed by police chiefs
Calls for Facebook to place a “panic button” on its pages have received the support of 44 police chiefs in England, Wales and Scotland, it has emerged.Police chiefs signed a letter backing the Child Exploitation and Online Protection (Ceop) centre, which wants the link on every page of the website.Facebook said an existing link allowing users to report abuse will in future enable a report to be made to Ceop.But Ceop said direct visible access to the button remained “unresolved”.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8616980.stmFacebook announces new safety measures but no panic button
Facebook has responded to calls for increased online safety by announcing a range of new measures including a 24-hour police hotline, a £5m education and awareness campaign and a redesigned abuse reporting system, but has declined to add a logo linking to the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre.The site is also calling for the government to introduce ways of sharing strategic data on offenders with other social networking sites, following a similar initiative in the US.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2010/apr/13/facebook-safety