The evidence behind the guides

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Sources for Watermarking and takedown standards

3 sources

Guide citations are still under editorial review.

StopNCII.org · operated by SWGfL Service documentation

How StopNCII.org Works (original source, new tab)

Image fingerprints are generated on the user's device and shared with participating platforms; not a whole-internet removal service.

NIST · AI 100-4 · November 2024 Official technical report

Reducing Risks Posed by Synthetic Content: An Overview of Technical Approaches to Digital Content Transparency (original source, new tab)

Surveys provenance, watermarking, detection and labeling across media; no single approach proves truth or covers every transformation.

National Center for Missing & Exploited Children Service documentation

Take It Down (original source, new tab)

Hash-based help for images from when someone was under 18; users must not download or share images to submit them. Coverage is limited to participating services.

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