Facebook’s new feature aims to prevent circulation of revenge porn

Facebook have announced new measures aimed at preventing the posting of revenge porn to the site.

The new feature, available since yesterday, allows the user to report any intimate image which may have been shared without consent.

The image will then be reviewed by specially trained representatives from the network's Community Operations team.

If the image is deemed inappropriate it will be blocked across Facebook, Facebook Messenger and Instagram.

The offending account may also be disabled.

The company have said the move is part of an ongoing effort to “help build a safe community on and off Facebook”.

According to RTÉ.ie, the social network site will also use photo-matching technologies in a bid to ward off any further attempts to share the image.

The new feature does not apply to Whatsapp yet, but Facebook have said it is working with their partners to extend the technology to the messaging app.