United Kingdom: Office of Communications statement on additional safety measures for detecting intimate image abuse
Progress
Current status
adopted
18 May 2026 adopted
Scope
Implementers
United Kingdom
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
search service provider
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Office of Communications issued statement on additional safety measures for detecting intimate image abuse
On 18 May 2026, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) published its statement on detecting intimate image abuse, setting out a recommended measure that user-to-user and general search services would deploy hash matching technology to detect intimate …
Event type
outline
Action type
adoption
Government branch
executive
Government body
other regulatory body