Using cutting-edge technologies to prevent harm before it happens.

Technologies that help address, detect and report inappropriate behavior.

• Communication-Filtering Technology
  The common purpose of this technology is to prevent harm before it happens by detecting inappropriate content and preventing other players from seeing it. All three console makers implement filters across game, social and/or account set-up experiences.
• Image-Hashing Technology
  This technology helps combat child exploitation by creating digital signatures of known images of child exploitation, which are then used with filtering or matching tools to identify and detect such images on online platforms. The video game industry works with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) and law enforcement to ensure these images are properly investigated.
• Anti-Grooming Technology
  This machine-learning technology is used to detect, address and report online predators who attempt to lure other players