Meta and NGO look to stop intimate images spreading online

February 28, 2023 1:01

Meta-owned Facebook and Instagram have lunched a new platform with the US-based not-for-profit, The National Centre for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), to proactively prevent young people’s intimate images from spreading online.

Take It Down, follows on from StopNCII, a platform developed to assist adult users stop the spread of their intimate images online.

“This world-first platform will offer support to young Australians to prevent the unwanted spread of their intimate images online, which we know can be extremely distressing for victims,” said Josh Machin, head of public policy, Meta Australia.

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Olivia Kruimel

Olivia Kruimel was the managing editor at Mumbrella. She has more than 15 years of experience in journalism, communications and marketing. Her journalism career began at Fairfax Media (now part of Nine) and includes various B2B publications such as B&T, Travel Today and ALB. As a marketer Olivia has worked for Standard Chartered and various global law firms.