United Kingdom: Office of Communications issued statement on additional safety measures for detecting intimate image abuse
Description
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 …
Scope
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content, search service provider
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body