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Loophole in messaging apps law 'leaves kids vulnerable to abuse'

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Loophole in messaging apps law 'leaves kids vulnerable to abuse'

Nearly 39,000 child sex abuse image crimes were recorded last year - with an "unacceptable loophole" in the law leaving children vulnerable on messaging services, says the NSPCC.

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