A new iMessage safety feature prompts kids to report explicit images to Apple

October 24, 2024
2,729 Views

Apple is adding a new child safety feature that lets kids send a report to Apple when they are sent photos or videos with nudity, according to The Guardian. After reviewing anything received, the company can report messages to law enforcement.

The new feature expands on Apple’s Communication Safety feature, which uses on-device scanning to detect nudity in photos or videos received via Messages, AirDrop, or Contact Poster and blur them out. In addition to blurring the photo or video, Apple also shows a pop-up with options to message an adult, get resources for help, or block the contact.

As part of this new feature, which is in testing now in Australia with iOS 18.2, users will also be able to send a report to Apple about any images or videos with nudity.

“The device will prepare a report containing the images or videos, as well as messages sent immediately before and after the image or video,” The Guardian says. “It will include the contact information from both accounts, and users can fill out a form describing what happened.” From there, Apple will look at the report, and it can choose to take actions such as stopping a user from sending iMessages or reporting to law enforcement.

The Guardian says that Apple plans to make the new feature available globally but didn’t specify when that might happen. Apple didn’t immediately reply to a request for comment.

In 2021, Apple announced a set of child safety features that included scanning a user’s iCloud Photos library for child sexual abuse material and would alert parents when their kids sent or received sexually explicit photos. After privacy advocates spoke out against the plan, Apple delayed the launch of those features to go back to the drawing board, and it dropped its plans to scan for child sexual abuse imagery in December 2022.

Source link

You may be interested

Apple faces a new $3.75 billion antitrust lawsuit over iCloud storage
Technology
shares3,292 views
Technology
shares3,292 views

Apple faces a new $3.75 billion antitrust lawsuit over iCloud storage

new admin - Nov 14, 2024

Apple is facing a £3 billion (about $3.75 billion) lawsuit from a consumer group that alleges the iPhone maker violated…

Dog trainer shares 3 popular breeds he ‘hates’ working with
Lifestyle
shares2,769 views
Lifestyle
shares2,769 views

Dog trainer shares 3 popular breeds he ‘hates’ working with

new admin - Nov 14, 2024

A renowned dog trainer has revealed the three breeds he "hates" working with.Canine behaviourist Will Atherton, who boasts more than…

Craig Melvin will replace Hoda Kotb as co-anchor of the ‘TODAY’ show
Business
shares3,850 views
Business
shares3,850 views

Craig Melvin will replace Hoda Kotb as co-anchor of the ‘TODAY’ show

new admin - Nov 14, 2024

[ad_1] Craig Melvin will replace Hoda Kotb after the beloved co-anchor announced in September that she was leaving “TODAY” after nearly…