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Victim-facing reference programme connecting on-device fingerprints to platform safety workflows
StopNCII is a SWGfL programme intended to prevent the sharing of nonconsensual intimate images. Its public-user workflow creates a fingerprint on the person's device and shares reference information with participating platforms, while the documented system also provides institutional contribution and feedback routes.
Public users must meet the adult eligibility rules and possess the intimate material; synthetic depictions are included. SWGfL announced on-device PhotoDNA integration in March 2024 with Microsoft support. The six-step guide conditions platform removal on the recipient's policy, and case withdrawal does not necessarily reverse an independent policy decision. Ofcom's September 2026 statement recommends StopNCII as a suitable option while permitting equally effective alternatives. That recognition is distinct from exclusive procurement or guaranteed access under a particular partner agreement.
StopNCII recipient platform — role → StopNCII
Six-step guide conditions removal on platform intimate-image-abuse policy. Privacy preserves continued removal of policy-violating content after withdrawal, not a proved right to retain withdrawn reference unchanged or promise of restoration.
StopNCII public submitter — role → StopNCII
Depicted person must hold intimate material and meet the adult rule; FAQ says over18 in the image. Synthetic depictions included; no on-behalf submission here. Not universal input rules or verified identity evidence.
Ofcom → StopNCII
2026-09-09 – 2026-09-09
The NCII news recommends StopNCII while allowing equally effective alternatives; it does not require purchasing a sole supplier or establish terms of access.
South West Grid for Learning Trust / SWGfL → StopNCII
Filed trustee account and controller notice identify the service within SWGfL. No separate programme company or Meta equity ownership established.
Pershing Grant — legal donor unresolved → StopNCII
Note19purpose names StopNCII support. No executed grant, donor rights, programme cost centre or full funding allocation acquired.
Free Speech Coalition → StopNCII
2026-02-26 – 2026-02-26
FSC26February2026article invokes legal/reputational risk and banks/processors. Industry advocacy, not bank instruction, payment disconnection or independently confirmed named-adopter counts.
StopNCII → Microsoft PhotoDNA
2024-03-13 – 2024-03-13
SWGfL13March2024announcement describes integration with Microsoft support. This predates TCJanuary2025expanded-sublicence announcement; no executed assignment or licence terms acquired.
Microsoft → StopNCII
Microsoft credits its technology donation enabling on-device PhotoDNA. In-kind capability account, no monetary value, ownership of StopNCII or grant-control right established.
9 September 2026. Root acquisition CLOSED. StopNCII exposes several distinct gates: admission and payment, reference contributions and feedback, withdrawal processing, and platform action. Published terms are not an executed partner-specific agreement. All observations below concern public administrative records; no live case or operational API was used.
Read the research & sources ↗There is direct evidence of earmarked support reaching the operator's accounts for StopNCII and broader victim-support work, alongside a trustee-governed charity constitution. Funds, corporate membership, service participation and individual trustee biographies are different relationships. The documents do not establish that Meta, Pershing, government or a paying platform selected an entry, dictated a definition, approved a withdrawal or controlled another platform's action.
Read the research & sources ↗The next discriminating records are the executed programme grant/partnership schedules, the current StopNCII internal delegation/budget and any actual approval or reporting instrument. Those could reveal renewal/termination rights, deliverable acceptance, IP ownership, policy clearance or operational conditions beyond the purpose restrictions visible in the accounts. A current public donor-side record could resolve the abbreviated Pershing label; this run leaves it unexpanded. Likely custodians are SWGfL and the respective funder/partner. No request was made.
Read the research & sources ↗Status of remaining Additional Safety Measures ↗
SWGfL, StopNCII and the Revenge Porn Helpline: operator resources and decision rights ↗
Partner access, contributions and downstream actions ↗
StopNCII public-user authority: entry, withdrawal and continuing platform decisions ↗
South West Grid for Learning Trust / SWGfL → operates StopNCII → StopNCII
Filed trustee account and controller notice identify the service within SWGfL. No separate programme company or Meta equity ownership established.
Pershing Grant — legal donor unresolved → has an accounts purpose expressly supporting StopNCII → StopNCII
Note19purpose names StopNCII support. No executed grant, donor rights, programme cost centre or full funding allocation acquired.
StopNCII public submitter — role → may create a case under the public-user eligibility rules → StopNCII
Depicted person must hold intimate material and meet the adult rule; FAQ says over18 in the image. Synthetic depictions included; no on-behalf submission here. Not universal input rules or verified identity evidence.
StopNCII recipient platform — role → retains its own policy assessment and continuing-removal basis → StopNCII
Six-step guide conditions removal on platform intimate-image-abuse policy. Privacy preserves continued removal of policy-violating content after withdrawal, not a proved right to retain withdrawn reference unchanged or promise of restoration.
StopNCII → announced on-device integration in March 2024 → Microsoft PhotoDNA
2024-03-13 – 2024-03-13
Reported by the cited source
SWGfL13March2024announcement describes integration with Microsoft support. This predates TCJanuary2025expanded-sublicence announcement; no executed assignment or licence terms acquired.
Free Speech Coalition → advocates adoption partly for payment-partner credibility → StopNCII
2026-02-26 – 2026-02-26
Reported by the cited source
FSC26February2026article invokes legal/reputational risk and banks/processors. Industry advocacy, not bank instruction, payment disconnection or independently confirmed named-adopter counts.