Facebook asks users for nude photos in project to combat revenge porn

In Australia pilot effort, company will 'hash' images, converting them into digital fingerprints that prevent any other attempts to upload the same pictures

Facebook is asking users to send the company their nude photos in an effort to tackle revenge porn, in an attempt to give some control back to victims of this type of abuse.

Individuals who have shared intimate, nude or sexual images with partners and are worried that the partner (or ex-partner) might distribute them without their consent can use Messenger to send the images to be "hashed". This means that the company converts the image into a unique digital fingerprint that can be used to identify and block any attempts to re-upload that same image.