Statement: Detecting intimate image abuse
UK — Ofcom · 2026-05-18 · UK · verified record
Themes: Hate speech & illegal content
Ecosystems: UK Online Safety Act
Ofcom is publishing a statement that sets out new measures to be included in the Illegal Content Codes of Practice to tackle intimate image abuse online. This statement sets out our decision to recommend that certain service providers should use ‘hash matching’ technology to detect intimate image abuse and reduce its spread online. The Act created offences of sharing or threatening to share intimate images without consent (‘intimate image abuse’). Intimate image abuse has profound negative psychological, emotional, professional and relational impacts on survivors and victims, compounded by the
Ofcom is publishing a statement that sets out new measures to be included in the Illegal Content Codes of Practice to tackle intimate image abuse online. This statement sets out our decision to recommend that certain service providers should use ‘hash matching’ technology to detect intimate image abuse and reduce its spread online. The Act created offences of sharing or threatening to share intimate images without consent (‘intimate image abuse’). Intimate image abuse has profound negative psychological, emotional, professional and relational impacts on survivors and victims, compounded by the…
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