Overview

• Google Messages now uses on-device AI to blur images containing nudity and provide sensitive content warnings, ensuring user privacy by processing data locally.
• The feature is enabled by default for minors under 18, with supervised children managed via Family Link and unsupervised teens able to disable it in settings.
• Adults must opt in to activate the feature, which includes prompts to block senders, view resources on harmful content, and decide whether to view or send flagged images.
• The system introduces a 'speed bump' to encourage thoughtful decisions before sending or forwarding explicit images, requiring confirmation to proceed.
• The rollout, which began in February 2025, is still expanding, with the feature currently limited to Google Messages and not yet integrated into other apps.