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Facebook denial on cartoon profile campaign | Social networking site Facebook has denied rumours that paedophiles are behind the cartoon profile campaign. The campaign, which has been actively gaining momentum
in the past month, urges users to swap a cartoon character for their usual profile picture and boasts more than 150,000 "likes" among its Facebook pages. According
to the Daily Mail, the campaign was originally thought to be the work of a children's
advocacy group, but rumours sweeping across the web suggest it's actually a front
for paedophiles. The message warned: "FRAUDALERT: The group asking everyone to
change their profile pictures to their favourite cartoon character is actually
a group of paedophiles." Facebook spokesman Simon Axten was quick to squash the
claims. "This rumour is false. Thousands of people have taken up the campaign,
none of whom can be identified as either young or old based on the profile picture
chosen," Fox News quoted him as saying. "Groups like the NSPCC in the UK, while
not responsible for the campaign, have welcomed the attention it's drawn to the
cause of protecting children," Axten pointed out. The National Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) was quick to refute its involvement,
leaving the campaign's origins a mystery. "Although the NSPCC did not originate
the childhood cartoon Facebook campaign, we welcome the attention it has brought
to the work we do," the group tweeted.
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