Child Sexual Abuse Material Policy

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 **_We have a zero-tolerance policy towards any material that sexualizes, sexually exploits, or endangers children on our platform. If we find or are made aware of it, we will report it._**
 RedTube is deeply committed to fighting the spread of child sexual abuse material (CSAM). This includes media, text, illustrated, or computer-generated images. We view it as our responsibility to ensure our platform is not used for sharing or consuming CSAM, and to deter users from searching for it.
 Any content featuring or depicting a child (real, fictional, or animated) or promoting child sexual exploitation is strictly forbidden on our platform and is a severe violation of our [Terms of Service](https://redtube.com/information). Written content (including, but not limited to, comments, content titles, content descriptions, messages, usernames, or profile descriptions) that promotes, references, or alludes to the sexual exploitation or abuse of a child is also strictly prohibited.
 Our team of human moderators work around the clock to review all content uploaded to prevent any content which may be in violation of our CSAM or other policies, from appearing on our platform. Additionally, when we are alerted to an actual or potential instance of CSAM appearing on the platform, we remove and investigate the content and report any material identified as CSAM. As part of our ongoing efforts, we regularly audit our websites to update and expand our list of banned search words, titles, and tags, to ensure our community remains safe, inclusive, diverse, and free from abusive and illegal content.
 In conjunction with our team of human moderators and regular audits of our platform, we also rely on innovative industry-standard technical tools to assist in identifying, reporting, and removing CSAM and other types of illegal content from our platform. We use automated detection technologies as added layers of protection to keep CSAM off our platform.
 These technologies include:
+- **[Youtube's CSAI Match](https://www.youtube.com/csai-match/)**, a tool that assists in identifying known child sex abuse videos.
+- **[Microsoft's PhotoDNA](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/photodna)**, a tool that aids in detecting and removing known images of child sexual abuse.
+- **[Google's Content Safety API](https://protectingchildren.google/intl/en/)**, a cutting-edge artificial intelligence (AI) tool that scores and prioritizes content based on the likelihood of illegal imagery to assist reviewers in detecting unknown CSAM.
+- **[Safer](https://safer.io/)**, Thorn's comprehensive CSAM detection tool utilized to keep platforms free of abusive material.
+- **Instant Image Identifier**, the Centre for Expertise on Online Sexual Child Abuse ([Offlimits](https://offlimits.nl/)) tool, commissioned by the European Commission, detects known child abuse imagery using a triple verified database.
+- **[NCMEC](https://www.missingkids.org/) Hash Sharing** \- NCMEC's database of known CSAM hashes, including hashes submitted by individuals who fingerprinted their own underage content via NCMEC's [Take It Down](https://takeitdown.ncmec.org/) service.
+- **[Internet Watch Foundation](https://www.iwf.org.uk/) (IWF) Hash List** \- IWF's database of known CSAM, sourced from hotline reports and the UK Home Office's Child Abuse Image Database.
+- **MediaWise®** service from [Vobile ®](https://www.vobile.com/home), a state-of-the-art fingerprinting software and database, which scans all new user uploads to help prevent previously identified offending content from being re-uploaded.
+- **Safeguard** - our proprietary image fingerprinting and recognition technology designed with the purpose of combatting both child sexual abuse imagery and the distribution of non-consensual intimate images, and to help prevent the re-uploading of that content to our platform.
+- **[Youtube's CSAI Match](https://www.youtube.com/csai-match/)**: a tool that assists in identifying known child sex abuse videos.
+- **[Microsoft's PhotoDNA](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/photodna)**: a tool that aids in detecting and removing known images of child sexual abuse.
+- **[Google's Content Safety API](https://protectingchildren.google/intl/en/)**: a cutting-edge artificial intelligence (AI) tool that scores and prioritizes content based on the likelihood of illegal imagery to assist reviewers in detecting unknown CSAM.
+- **[Safer](https://safer.io/)**: Thorn's comprehensive CSAM detection tool utilized to keep platforms free of abusive material.
+- **Instant Image Identifier**: the Centre for Expertise on Online Sexual Child Abuse ([Offlimits](https://offlimits.nl/)) tool, commissioned by the European Commission, detects known child abuse imagery using a triple verified database.
+- **[NCMEC](https://www.missingkids.org/) Hash Sharing**: NCMEC's database of known CSAM hashes, including hashes submitted by individuals who fingerprinted their own underage content via NCMEC's [Take It Down](https://takeitdown.ncmec.org/) service.
+- **[Internet Watch Foundation](https://www.iwf.org.uk/) (IWF) Hash List**: IWF's database of known CSAM, sourced from hotline reports and the UK Home Office's Child Abuse Image Database.
+- **MediaWise®** service from [Vobile ®](https://www.vobile.com/home): a state-of-the-art fingerprinting software and database, which scans all new user uploads to help prevent previously identified offending content from being re-uploaded.
+- **Safeguard**: our proprietary image fingerprinting and recognition technology designed with the purpose of combatting both child sexual abuse imagery and the distribution of non-consensual intimate images, and to help prevent the re-uploading of that content to our platform.
+- **Watermark Detection Service**: we utilize internal proprietary technology to detect watermarks identified in violative content to assist in identifying and removing new or related uploads of this content.
+- **Transcription Service**: our transcription service transcribes the audio in uploaded videos to text. Transcribed text is then run against our list of banned words to assist our moderation team in identifying content that may violate our [Terms of Service](https://redtube.com/information).
 We also utilize age estimation capabilities to analyze content uploaded to our platform using a combination of internal proprietary software and external technology in an effort to strengthen the varying methods we use to prevent the upload and publication of potential or actual CSAM.
 Together, these tools play a fundamental role in our shared fight against the dissemination of CSAM on our platform, as well as our mission to assist in collective industry efforts to eradicate the horrendous global crime that is online child sexual exploitation and abuse.
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