How Facebook Is Ramping Up Its Efforts to Detect and Curtail the Spread of Revenge Porn

Machine learning, artificial intelligence and a new victim support hub

Facebook is using a new detection technology powered by machine learning and artificial intelligence to more quickly sniff out revenge porn—intimate images that are shared without the consent of the subjects—and the social network also created a new support hub for victims of this type of activity.

In the past, the social network has relied on people reporting images of this type, as well as photo-matching technology to prevent reported images from being reshared.

Global head of safety Antigone Davis said in a Newsroom post that with its new technology, Facebook can more proactively detect near-nude images or videos shared on its platform or Instagram, often before those images are reported.

She stressed that the rapid discovery of this content is important, saying, “Often, victims are afraid of retribution, so they are reluctant to report the content themselves, or they are unaware that the content has been shared.”

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