Google’s new app will help warn you about nude images in Messages

With how important the internet has become in our daily lives, it’s counterproductive to keep minors completely off of it. Instead, it’s recommended that parents thoughtfully guide their children’s online activity. Android parental control tools help with that by letting parents restrict certain apps and content, but it’s unlikely that most parents will block their kids from taking pictures or sending text messages. Unfortunately, this leaves minors open to receiving or sending nude images over text, which they may not fully understand the consequences of at the time. Thankfully, Sensitive Content Warnings will alert them of these dangers, and in preparation for its launch, Google is rolling out the app that will power the feature.

During Cybersecurity Awareness Month, Google announced a slew of new security features in the Google Messages app. One of the new features the company announced is called Sensitive Content Warnings. This is designed to give you more control over seeing and sending nude images. When enabled, it blurs images that might contain nudity before you view them and then prompts you with what Google calls a “speed bump” containing “help-finding resources and options, including to view the content.” The feature also kicks in and shows a so-called “speed bump” when you try to send or forward an image that might contain nudity.