UK Trial: Pornhub's Chatbot Halts Millions from Accessing Child Abuse Content - eviltoast
A Pornhub Chatbot Stopped Millions From Searching for Child Abuse Videos
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Every time someone in the UK searched for child abuse material on Pornhub, a chatbot appeared and told them how to get help.

A trial program conducted by Pornhub in collaboration with UK-based child protection organizations aimed to deter users from searching for child abuse material (CSAM) on its website. Whenever CSAM-related terms were searched, a warning message and a chatbot appeared, directing users to support services. The trial reported a significant reduction in CSAM searches and an increase in users seeking help. Despite some limitations in data and complexity, the chatbot showed promise in deterring illegal behavior online. While the trial has ended, the chatbot and warnings remain active on Pornhub’s UK site, with hopes for similar measures across other platforms to create a safer internet environment.

  • Gabu@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    8 months ago

    And I’ll largely say that you’re right with that, however

    […] but one that I think is easily the least we could be doing. [emphasis mine]

    That is part of the problem, in my view. It is actually the least we could be doing, as in barely more than nothing at all. Hell, it took PH a scandal for them to wipe illegal content from their servers (and as a result nuked quite a few perfectly legal and legitimate creators in the aftermath).