Twitter to introduce PhotoDNA system to block child abuse images

"Microsoft-developed system may be introduced this year once complication of handling pictures posted alongside billions of tweets can be overcome

"Twitter is to introduce a tagging system to prevent child abuse images being posted on its service, which now sees millions of pictures posted among the 2bn tweets every five days.

"The intention is to introduce the system, which uses a Microsoft-developed industry standard called “PhotoDNA”, later this year if possible...."

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/07/22/twitter-to-introduce-photodna-system-to-block-child-abuse-images/

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