The announcement follows federal pressure to crackdown on child sexual exploitation and abuse on technology platforms.
Apple will roll out a new system in the U.S. that will help identify images of child sexual abuse through photos people upload on their iPhone even before it is uploaded on the iCloud, as technology companies face increased federal pressure to crackdown on child sexual exploitation and abuse on their platforms. Last year, the U.S. Department of Justice released a set of “voluntary principles” which aimed to make technology and social media companies do more to counter child sexual exploitation and abuse. It called on companies to put in place a thorough system to identify and take immediate action against this illegal content and report it to authorities.
