Source: Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) published on this website Monday 20 January 2025 by Jill Powell
A new pilot scheme is showing how even the smallest platforms can help play their part in preventing the spread of child sexual abuse imagery online.
The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) and cyber security company Cyacomb have launched a pilot programme which allows small platforms to benefit from world-leading tools to block and disrupt the spread of known Child Sexual Abuse Material.
Cyacomb Safety is a tool which allows platforms to match content their users upload or share against IWF lists of known child sexual abuse imagery without compromising their user’s privacy.
It gives smaller businesses and platforms, which may not have the infrastructure or the capacity to handle sensitive data a solution to make sure their users are kept safe, and that they are playing their part in preventing the spread of criminal child sexual abuse imagery. It will also help platforms become compliant with the Online Safety Act, which will come into effect for them in 2025.
Now Blipfoto, a community-owned and volunteer-run online photo journal and social networking service, has begun using Cyacomb’s tools.
