> Facebook asked that the BBC reporters send the company images that they’d found on Facebook’s secret groups that the BBC would like to discuss.<p>I don't remember too much regarding my university criminal forensics lectures, but here goes: If the BBC reported that they had found child pornography to Facebook, then Facebook should investigate and alert the appropriate authorities. They can't delete the images as they're <i>evidence</i>, I'm sure they have a way of setting images to be non-public or 'hidden' whilst these kinds of things are dealt with.<p>As for Facebook reporting the BBC, I can technically see why. We were always taught (it was a class dealing with software used by police forces to scan phones and PCs) if you were on a job and found something, don't make a copy to give to your manager, don't email it to someone etc - all of these can fall under the 'distribution' part of the law.<p>What makes the title interesting is Facebook <i>requesting</i> the images. If someone at Facebook was informed of the images content being child pornography, I'm not sure how the law would work in this instance. BBC are distributing, Facebook are requesting, both are in the wrong. If this was a case of BBC reporting an 'indecent' image without much context, Facebook may very well request to see the content, BBC are still distributing, I'm not sure what this means for Facebook.<p>Long story short: If you ever find CP online at work etc, don't save it, don't alert a manager, don't email it or a link to it, report it to the correct authority for your area, then alert a manager or boss - anything else and you run the risk of conspiring/distribution.