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Ofcom calls on tech firms to step up action against ‘revenge porn’
Watchdog recommends use of ‘hash-matching’ to allow images to be identified at scale wherever they are shared
Tech platforms should combat the rapid rise in explicit deepfakes and “revenge porn” by using a database of images to protect women and girls online, according to new guidance being drawn up by the UK communications watchdog. The move is part of a raft of measures proposed by Ofcom to tackle online misogyny, harassment and the sharing of intimate images without the subject’s consent – often referred to as “revenge porn”. “There’s not only a moral imperative for tech firms to protect the interests of female users but it also makes sound commercial sense, fostering greater trust and engagement with a significant proportion of their customer base.”
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