These pictures are illegal, aren't they?

Im honestly feeling so traumatised over what I saw on mumsnet last night. At least 15 extremely graphic Catergory A images were posted and online for a good hour (maybe longer, I didnt check back)

IMO mumsnet needs to be taken down pending full investigation into how this was allowed to happen.

I’m so pissed off that Ive been exposed to such images. Honestly feeling like sueing mumsnet for their negligence.

From BeckyAMumsnet at 08.28 on the other Site Stuff thread:

Hello, all. First off, we want to apologise to anyone who saw these images overnight and huge thanks to our night watch, whom we'll be in touch with separately. There are some good suggestions on this and other threads about the situation and we'll discuss them today. While this is fortunately a rare occurrence, obviously we don't want it to happen at all.

We are reporting the user to the police and will be back later with further updates. Please bear with us while we do this.

Indeed, from companies house over 7 million in profit! The fact there are volunteers on here for something so serious is ridiculous.

Just clicked on this thread. Can’t believe what I’m reading that someone posted such vile images on this site??

But please can you warn us of potential abuse images so that ppl don’t accidentally click on this thread…I would’ve avoided the thread.

Also why are people still sending the links for other threads with the abuse images.Please report instead of sharing because Who on earth wants to see that.

bloody hell

Thank God I didn't see them. Absolutely vile. I wish we could rid the world of these sick individuals. 😡

@notatinydancer thanks for reply. I was trying to get the full details to pass on tonight right ppl. That's was awful last night. Im not going to be using mumsnet anymore.

The title was something like
My boyfriend / partner doesn't do anything.

MNHQ has responded on the thread about Night watch

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/site_stuff/5266690-its-time-to-rethink-the-night-watch-volunteer-system?page=2

I assuming there will be no statement at all until MN have received legal advice. They can’t just publish a statement, given the gravity of the situation this will need to be handled very carefully. Unless their lawyer is on speed dial - they may not be in a position to say anything until mid morning.

Why is there no formal response from
@mnhq about this?

I unfortunately saw these vile pictures at about 4.30am. Almost 4 hours later and zero assurance of the situation. As already pointed out. MN isn't some small website. It's huge. There should be better processes in place

Me neither. I thought it would be Grammy pics. Thank goodness I have not seen anything.

Apparently someone was posting images of child sexual abuse on random threads late last night.

I’m so glad I missed these threads, I’m usually awake with DC2 who has SEN and hardly sleeps but luckily slept for longer last night. I’m sorry for all those that had to see such terrible, vile things 😞

What was it about?

I saw on a thread called something like ‘ My boyfriend/ partner does nothing ‘

I’m afraid it does still count as an offence. You could report the thread name but sharing the link itself is distributing the material. It’s unlike that the CPS would choose to prosecute but it is still technically a criminal offence.

There must be some AI content filtering that could filter out this type of content.

Thought this post was about Bianca Censori at the music awards. Think I'll steer clear of Mumsnet till an update is issued. I hope they find and prosecute the sicko.

Well it would be interesting to know what, if anything, the police being called in Belfast or Cumbria could or would do about this at 4am or whatever, when MN's IT systems are probably being run out of London, or at least not Belfast or Cumbria. Unless the police have Justine's mobile phone number I really doubt there is anything that can be done until office hours resume.

But I take your point and henceforth that will clearly not be good enough.

I'm really uncomfortable with the fact that MN is primarily a site made for and by women, that makes millions of pounds a year, but which is happy to use unpaid women's labour.

There is absolutely no way that volunteers should be dealing with this for a profit-making business. The site is a massive business. This is unethical.
I am so sorry for those that have happened on images that they now can’t unsee. I am so sorry for the people who are expected to tidy this up and leave written reports for management that should be organising themselves in such a way that this kind of monitoring is paid for. Other social media sites manage this Mumsnet!

This is absolutely crazy. The other link still isn’t closed! Thankfully, I haven’t seen any pictures but these links are all being shared and one is kept up?? Have the police been called??

LastNightMyPJsSavedMyLife · Today 05:51

They were on a thread at about 11.15 so not middle of the night.
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so now over 7 hours on without a response from mnhq. I don’t know why people are saying the police will have been informed. A volunteer has said that’s mnhq job in the morning which is a completely inadequate policy.

I really think those who saw this need to report it to the police. Not doing so may be some kind of offence in itself or should be.

I was on the thread but fell asleep. Luckily. I can’t believe someone would do this.