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Parenting site Mumsnet says it has stopped users from sharing pictures after it was targeted with images of child sexual abuse.
Company founder Justine Roberts told the BBC the “horrific incident” had been reported to police after the images were posted on the platform over several hours late on Sunday.
It has now suspended the facility to post pictures on the site as a temporary measure and is planning to introduce artificial intelligence (AI) filters to flag “illegal” and “disturbing” images before they appear.
Some Mumsnet users have raised concerns about the length of time the images were visible and the site’s use of volunteer moderators during overnight hours in the UK.
In a thread on Mumsnet following the incident, one user said it was “time to rethink” the volunteer moderation system following “the truly awful photos… which I will never un-see”.
The site’s founder, Justine Roberts, defended the use of volunteer moderators overnight, saying they were based overseas in different time zones “so they can easily monitor the site”.
Ms Roberts said several sets of child abuse images were posted on Mumsnet between 23:00 GMT on Sunday and 03:00 on Monday.
Most of the images were removed within an hour of being posted and all were taken down by 04:00 on Monday, she added.
Ms Roberts said it was “pretty clear” there was an “ongoing, co-ordinated effort to further inflame the conversation on (the) site around the issue and to cause as much disruption as possible”.
She added that Mumsnet was looking into “further tools” that could help prevent future similar incidents.
The company is due to meet the Metropolitan Police after reporting the incident on Monday, Ms Roberts said.
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