Neutral Citation Number: 2023:DHC:2806 26. Respondent No.3/ Google, in its policy against Child Sexual Abuse Material ('CSAM') states that it deploys technology with the help of AI to ensure no such material is accessible on the internet [Ref. Annexure I, Pg. 355]. Respondent No.3/ Google uses technology to deter, detect, and remove CSAM from its platforms. This includes automated detection and human review to detect, remove, and report CSAM on its platforms. It deploys hash matching, including Respondent No.5/ YouTube's CSAM Match, to detect known CSAM. 27. Respondent No.3/ Google identifies and reports CSAM with, inter alia, hash-matching technology, which creates a ‗hash' code, or unique digital fingerprint, for an image or a video so it can be compared with hashes of known CSAM. When it finds CSAM, it reports it to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children ('NCMEC'), which liaises with law enforcement agencies around the world Respondent No.3/ Google identifies new CSAM it may create a hash code of the content and add it to its internal repository. Hashing technology allows Respondent No.3/ Google to find previously identified CSAM by comparing it to the repository and remove it from the platform [Ref. Annexure I, Pg. 355]. True copy of Respondent No.3/ Google's CSAM Policy is annexed herewith as ANNEXURE I [Pg. 354 to 364]. 28. This technology is also applied to video content. Respondent No.5/ YouTube's CSAM Match 'Fingerprinter' has the ability to create a Fingerprint file of the video, a digital ID that uniquely represents the content of the video file. This is then compared with Respondent No.5/ YouTube's Fingerprint repository. The repository contains Fingerprints of known abusive content detected by Respondent No.5/ YouTube and Respondent No.3/ Google. Once the content is reviewed and identified as objectionable, the same is Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:SHAZAAD ZAKIR Signing Date:26.04.2023 17:19:50 W.P.(CRL) 1505/2021 Page 43 of 88