A NEW phone uses AI to stop children filming and sending nude content.
The HarmBlock+ tech in Vodafone’s latest handset also prevents them seeing and saving sexual images.
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A study by the firm found one in five secondary pupils had felt pressured into sharing explicit pictures of themselves.
And of those who had, 63 per cent had them forwarded without consent.
Four in ten teachers reported explicit image-sharing as a growing problem.
Vodafone and Finnish firm HMD’s Fuse handset uses the AI developed by UK-based SafeToNet.
It is embedded into the operating system, including camera, so is impossible to bypass.
Creator Richard Pursey said: “Harmblock analyses what the camera sees, including live streams, every fraction of a second.
“If it detects sexual content it instantly blocks the recording.
“HarmBlock also analyses what’s being rendered to the screen. If harmful sexual content is about to appear, it’s blocked.
“It means children can’t be tricked into filming sexual acts, can’t stumble upon pornography nor be blackmailed.
“It’s ground-breaking.”
