Edward Snowden affair made tech firms ‘wary’ of tackling child pornography, says minister

The Snowden affair has made the industry wary of government interference. That is why I emphasise to the industry that they should treat child abuse images as a separate case from anything else, Mr Green said, after a speech at a conference organised by the NSPCC.

John Carr, chairman of the Childrens Charities Coalition on Internet Safety, told the conference that the fight against child pornography had been hugely complicated by the Snowden affair.

There was a great degree of suspicion of any scheme designed to root out online paedophiles, and some firms were fearful of appearing to be just another branch of the CIA or GCHQ, Mr Carr said.

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Edward Snowden affair made tech firms 'wary' of tackling child pornography, says minister