Growing cases of child sexual abuse material being distributed online are prompting calls to crack down on perpetrators by removing the veil of anonymity users have when signing up to social media accounts. In an inquiry into the capability of law enforcement to tackle child exploitation, Uniting Church senior social justice advocate Mark Zirnsak said it was extremely difficult for police to track down those committing horrendous crimes against children. In particular, of the 21,000 reports of online child exploitation received by the Australian Federal Police (AFP) in 2020, only 191 individuals were charged for a total of 1,847 offences. Zirnsak argued in favour of requiring online platforms to mandate a personal identification requirement prior to account creation so that, if needed, police could quickly determine the identity of individuals reported to have distributed child abuse material. “If you misuse your account, then law enforcement is able to identify you …