Facebook plans to develop more tools with parental control, such as access to chat history, or recent photos and videos. Facebook has been under scrutiny over its child safety protections since announcing their plans to extend end-to-end encryption across messaging services, including Messenger, Instagram Direct, and WhatsApp. The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) has warned that as a result, Facebook can become a 'one-stop grooming shop'.
Police in England and Wales said that of 9,259 online child sexual offenses, Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp were used in over 4,000 cases. The NSPCC emphasized how difficult it is to detect crimes on an end-to-end encrypted platform, and warned that if Facebook goes along with their planned changes, it will be easier for criminals to carry out more serious child abuse.