Sajid Javid has demanded technology firms including Facebook and Google do more to counter online child sexual abuse . The National Crime Agency ( NCA ) has revealed that up to 300 websites in the UK pose some degree of sexual threat to children online . This number is believed to be an underestimate by some analysts . The NCA confirmed that last year it received online referrals for child sexual abuse images from social media firms , an increase of 700 % since 2012 . The rate of abuse is increasing due to faster internet speeds , better technology and the growing ease of cross - border money transfers .
Sajid Javid has demanded technology firms including Facebook and Google do more to counter online child sexual abuse. The National Crime Agency (NCA) has revealed that up to 80,000 individuals in the UK pose some form of sexual threat to children online. This number is believed to be an underestimate by some analysts. The NCA confirmed that last year it received 82,109 referrals for child sexual abuse images from social media firms, an increase of 700% since 2012. The livestreaming of abuse is increasing due to faster internet speeds, better technology and the growing ease of cross-border money transfers.