This week, we're exploring technology designed to respond to online harms.

We spoke with Madelaine Thomas, founder of Image Angel, about forensic watermarking, how the technology works, and the challenges of building tools to respond to the non-consensual sharing of intimate images.

We also discuss the opportunities, limitations, and alternative approaches to tackling this issue.

The talk was hosted by Charlotte Maher on July 2nd 2026. Music featured is courtesy of Artlist.

Recorded live in our Discord Server: https://discord.com/invite/bellingcat

TW: Discussion of sexual exploitation and image abuse

Links:

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