New tool for under-18s to report nude photos of themselves online

Published:  Tue 22 Jun 2021

Written by:  BBC News

Under-18s who want nude pictures or videos of themselves removed from the internet can now report the images through an online tool.

The service - from the Internet Watch Foundation and Childline - aims to help children who have been groomed, or whose partners have posted photos of them online.

The IWF will examine the images and try and remove them if they break the law.

It says the tool is a "world first" and could help many worried children.

Read more at BBC News

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