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Apple says it's soon going to turn on two of the three controversial child protection features for its services that were announced... then paused... last year.

Coming to the UK in a software update "in the coming weeks" will be an option for parents to turn on a warning in the Messages app if the system detects nudity in a photo being received or sent. Users will be asked to think carefully about whether they want to see or send the photo, and be directed to contact their adult for advice.

The other protection is applied to searches - if the system detects a search for something inappropriate, it will direct the user to expert public services for help and advice. Both these protections are already in place in the US.

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Apple says all the checking is done on device, and it holds has no records of any events that may trigger the warnings.

The other child protection service it announced last year - the scanning of photos uploaded to iCloud for known child abuse photos - remains on pause, Apple says, while it continued to consult on the feature.

Online safety group the Internet Watch Foundation 's Communications Director Emma Hardy said: “We’re pleased to see Apple expanding the communication safety in Messages feature to the UK.

“At IWF, we’re concerned about preventing the creation of ‘self-generated’ child sexual abuse images and videos. Research shows that the best way to do this is to empower families, and particularly children and young people, to make good decisions. This, plus regularly talking about how to use technology as a family are good strategies for keeping safe online.”

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