Facebook Introduces New Tools to Better Report Revenge Porn
Facebook has introduced ways to help users report their intimate images posted without permission -- “revenge porn” -- and prevent the images from being shared on Messenger and Instagram, the social media company said in a Wednesday blog post. Antigone…
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Davis, head of global safety, wrote that users who see an intimate image shared without permission can click a "Report" link that appears when they tap on a downward arrow next to the post. Trained Facebook representatives will then review the image and remove it if it violates standards and also disable the account that shared the image, though that account user can appeal, said Davis. She said photo-matching technology will be used to prevent sharing of the image and if someone does try to share it, the company will block that sharing and alert that user.