Google will keep track of all naked images that arrive on your phone and block you from seeing them
With Android, Google's campaign against explicit content is intensifying. In actuality, they are acting quite aggressively to prevent users from seeing pictures they do not want to see on their screens.
Google has shown in recent years that it has absolutely no tolerance for explicit content. It has achieved this by putting in place a variety of safeguards to guarantee that we see as few unsettling images as possible. With its most recent advancements, it has raised the bar for protection and made sure that users can enjoy it to a greater or lesser degree.
A prohibition on nudity
Please be aware that Google Messages will be affected by this action, just like other actions that were previously enabled in Google Chrome or other Google apps. This service is crucial for Android users. Google wants to make it more user-friendly because of this. To achieve this, they will take action against any images that show nudity of any kind. Google will thus instantly censor any such images that you receive in a message, making the entire image appear blurry. In this way, if you are not particularly interested in the images, the company wants you to avoid seeing nudity or adult content.
This measure was not well received, as you can imagine. This seems like a bit of an overreach to other users, even though it might be a good way to protect kids using Google's messaging app. In Google Chrome, the same thing will occur: until you press the "Disable" button in the protection system, explicit images will appear blurry. The system might be even more invasive on mobile devices. Google claims that a notification will appear informing us of the image's content and requesting our permission to open it.
For adults, the feature will be turned off by default. For users under the age of 18, it will be enabled by default, but it can be turned on in Android settings. It is a feature that will be widely accessible, as it will be available starting with Android 9. However, we will probably start seeing false positives for images that should not be censored once this feature is implemented.