Woman Creates Petition Calling On Facebook To 'Remove Pedophilia'

TINELY PARK, IL — A former Tinley Park woman is calling on Facebook to remove sexually implicit images of children, writing in a petition, "We have all witnessed how quickly Facebook is able to fact check, censor, and silence any information they deem falsified or harmful in nature. Ironically, pedophilia does not seem to go against their terms & conditions."

Heather Lynn accuses the social networking site of ignoring sex trafficking by allowing "pedophilic groups" to use Facebook as a means to exchange "pictures, videos and comments of children in a sexually implicit manner."

The post continues, saying that groups who share this content have been reported, but the responses received from the site are "disappointing."

"They reply with a statement explaining that although what was reported might be offensive to you, it does not go against Facebook community standards," Lynn wrote. "Facebook is not censoring and removing pedophilia activity from their social networking sites unless thousands report them. They spend more time silencing anyone sharing their opinions, than they do removing child predatory behavior from their site."

The Change.org petition, which calls on Facebook to "stunt the ease with which this behavior is shared and accessed via their social media platform" has already gathered 712 signatures to date.

"This behavior is shared and accessed via their social media platform. Please be a voice against the injustice and abuse of our youth who cannot speak for themselves," Lynn wrote.

For more information, check out the petition.