Facebook asks users for nude photos to combat revenge porn

In an Australian pilot scheme, the social network will ‘hash’ sexual imagery to prevent it being uploaded to the site

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Facebook is asking its users to send the company nude photos of themselves, as part of a new effort to tackle non-consensual sharing of intimate images.

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