Google Photos & Child Abuse Bans

[wijebahu]

Mage kollage podi kale ewa ona taram thiyenawa ohoma ewa. Ban une nane.

 

[Yeezus]

මොකක් හරි හොඳ ක්‍රමයක් තියෙනවද

Try "OFFSHORE" cloud hostings like PROTON
Backup in case of emergency

 

[Sam Walton]

Api upload karana dewal cloud storage provider ta balanna bari wenna nan ekko Zero Knowledge Encryption tiyana cloud storage ekak ganna one.. nattan upload karanna kalin encrypt karanna one..

Thread 'Safest Cloud Storage 2019'
https://elakiri.com/threads/safest-cloud-storage-2019.1907430/

Options

1. Zero knowledge : Proton, Mega.nz , Sync.com

2. Google Drive with Encryption (need bit of an advance setup) : Google Drive + Cryptomator

 

[infernocus]

NAS එකට අකුණක් ගහපු ගමන් ඉවරයි??

Using a NAS for about 6 years now running 24x7, never had a problem. (I have a RAID1 setup, but never had to replace HDD or any computer componenets yet)

I have a script to backup some valuable files into Amazon Glacier, and I think i am payinng 3-4$ per month for that.

If you don't like NAS, you can directly upload to S3 (or some other cloud service), there are apps that can mount cloud storage into your local computer, you can simply copy-paste files into the mount and application does the sync for you. It is very easy to use. (similar to google drive, or one drive etc)

 

[ozykolla]

https://cryptomator.org/


මේක පාවිච්චි කරපං
බය නැතුව ඕනම තැනක දාන්න පුළුවන්

Epstein ගොන් හරකා Gmail පාවිච්චි කරා
දැන් සේරම එලියෙ

 

[Don GasCan]

ඇයි ලමයින්ගේ නූඩ් තියන් ඉන්නේ උබලා

 

[wissnshaftler]

ඇයි ලමයින්ගේ නූඩ් තියන් ඉන්නේ උබලා (2)

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ඒක නෙමේ බන් මන් ඔයවගේ ෆොටෝ එකක් අප්ලෝඩ් කරලා සනික මන් දන්නා ඊමෙල් ඔක්කොටම ශෙයා කරොත් උන්ගේ ඒවත් කෙලවෙනවද ? එහෙමනම් තද ආතල් එකක් ගන්න පුළුවන්
------ Post added on Feb 22, 2026 at 9:45 AM

 

[Bitter Truth]

ඊයා යකෝ..උඹල ළමයින්ගෙ හෙළුවත් බලනවද අර ට්‍රම්ප් pedo නාකි තිරිසනා වගේ..

 

[Mr.Wikirana]

අයියො මුන් එක ඇතුලෙත් බලනවා ද

Bots

 

[KandyMalli]

Ow oya scene eka thiyenwa. Upload karala risk ganna epa.

Oya wage ewa local back thiyaganna. US law eken oya scan scene awe kalekata kalin. Apple icloud eketh child photos scan kranwa

 

[HKavinda]

සක්කිලියා පොඩි උන්ගේ ඒවා අප්ලෝඩ් කරන්න ගියා නේද
කටේම තියන්නේ සෙක්ස්
විකෘති කාමෙන් මොලේ පිරිච්ච එකෙක්නෙ තෝ කොහොමත්

 

[topkollek]

The forum post you linked is real and recent (started Feb 21, 2026 at ~8:41 PM by user “olu bakka” on Sri Lanka’s ElaKiri forum). It’s a warning thread titled “Google Photos & Child Abuse Bans” with 25–30 replies and growing views (~750+ as of now).


Exact main claim from the original post (translated from Sinhala)


“If you have photos backed up to Google Photos, be careful. If, unknowingly, a photo of a little kid naked/underwear or similar gets uploaded, the whole account gets banned.”


The tone is casual alarm: “be careful guys” — basically a heads-up to Sri Lankan users whose Android phones auto-backup family photos.


Analysis of the core claims (verified against public sources, news, and recent user reports)

1. Google Photos automatically scans backups/uploads for Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM)
   True and well-documented.
   Google uses a combination of:
   • Perceptual hashing (similar to PhotoDNA) for known CSAM images shared by NCMEC (National Center for Missing & Exploited Children).
   • Machine-learning/AI models to detect “never-before-seen” CSAM.
     This happens server-side on upload/backup (not client-side scanning on your phone). Google has been doing this for years and reports millions of detections annually to authorities.
2. Innocent photos of children (naked, bathing, medical, underwear, etc.) can trigger a permanent ban
   True — false positives are a known problem.
   High-profile cases:
   • 2022 New York Times investigation: A San Francisco father (“Mark”) took photos of his toddler son’s penis/groin for a doctor (severe infection). Auto-backup → flagged → full Google account disabled. Police cleared him after 10 months; Google still refused to restore the account. He lost Gmail, Photos, contacts, Google Fi phone number — everything.
   • Similar Texas case in the same NYT report.
   • 2024 India case: Grandmother’s normal bathing photo of 2-year-old grandchild triggered ban; user took Google to court.
   • Jan–Feb 2026 wave (right now): Dozens of fresh reports on Reddit/r/googlephotos of exactly this — family photos of kids in bath, medical shots, even non-nude “cute kid” pics getting flagged. People losing banking apps, work email, 10+ years of data.
3. The entire Google account gets banned (not just Photos)
   True.
   CSAM violations are zero-tolerance. One flag = permanent disablement of the whole account (Gmail, Drive, YouTube, Play Store, payments, etc.). You lose access forever in most cases.
4. “Unknowingly” / easy to happen with auto-backup
   Very real risk on Android.
   Google Photos auto-backup is on by default for many users. Kids run around, parents snap quick photos (bath time, diaper change, doctor visit, beach, etc.) — all can get silently uploaded and scanned. In Sri Lankan households where kids often run around without clothes indoors, the risk is higher culturally.

Important nuances & Google’s side

• False-positive rate is low overall (Google claims <1 in millions), but when it hits, it’s catastrophic because there’s almost no human review before the ban hammer drops.
• Appeal process exists but is terrible for most users — many say Google ignores detailed explanations (“it was for the doctor”, “family photo”, police report attached).
• Real CSAM is a massive problem; Google’s scanning has helped rescue children. The trade-off is these nightmare false-positive stories.
• Not every kid photo triggers it. The AI looks for sexual context/patterns, not just nudity. But medical groin shots, bare bottoms, etc., are classic false-positive triggers.

Bottom line on the forum post


The claim is accurate and helpful. It’s not exaggeration or conspiracy — it’s a legitimate warning based on real, repeated incidents (2022 news + fresh 2026 Reddit wave). The poster isn’t fear-mongering; they’re doing exactly what the title says: warning about Google Photos child-abuse bans.


Practical advice (if you use Google Photos)

• Turn off auto-backup or use selective folders (exclude “Camera” or create a “Safe” album).
• Never upload nude/semi-nude kid photos — even medical ones (send via Signal/WhatsApp instead).
• If you already have thousands backed up: download everything via Google Takeout now, then consider moving to alternatives (iCloud, local NAS, Mega, Proton Drive — though some also scan).
• If banned: appeal immediately with maximum context + any police/doctor proof. Sometimes (rarely) it works after multiple tries or media attention.

The thread is basically the Sri Lankan version of what’s blowing up on Reddit right now — same panic, same stories. Good that people are spreading the warning. If you want me to dig into any specific reply or a particular recent ban case, just paste the text or describe it!

 

[Kalegana]

මල හුත්තයි. මගේ එකේ ඇති අර 1800 ගණන් වල අඩු වයසේ පොඩි උනුත් හෙළුවෙන් ඉන්න පොටෝ. මාවත් අහුවේවි ඕකට...

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මේ ටික දැන් අයින් කරා. තව ඇති. බලල ඔක්කොම අයින් කරන්න ඕන හවස් වෙලා..

------ Post added on Feb 22, 2026 at 7:57 PM

 

[Bam]

මල හුත්තයි. මගේ එකේ ඇති අර 1800 ගණන් වල අඩු වයසේ පොඩි උනුත් හෙළුවෙන් ඉන්න පොටෝ. මාවත් අහුවේවි ඕකට...

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මේ ටික දැන් අයින් කරා. තව ඇති. බලල ඔක්කොම අයින් කරන්න ඕන හවස් වෙලා..

ඔවා අවුලක් නෑ යකෝ.

 

[Psiko]

ඩ්‍රයිව් එකේ. මගෙයි එක්ස් ලගෙයි නියුඩ් තියෙනවා අවුලක් වෙයිද?

Googel Drive eke aulak nane

mage athe ghana kellonge folder eka thieynne eke

 

[Its Me Im Back II]

මල හුත්තයි. මගේ එකේ ඇති අර 1800 ගණන් වල අඩු වයසේ පොඩි උනුත් හෙළුවෙන් ඉන්න පොටෝ. මාවත් අහුවේවි ඕකට...

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මේ ටික දැන් අයින් කරා. තව ඇති. බලල ඔක්කොම අයින් කරන්න ඕන හවස් වෙලා..

------ Post added on Feb 22, 2026 at 7:57 PM

Link eka diyn blnn
Mn adurana ekek innawa google eke
Mn ugen ahala kiynnm owa thiyagttata awulak nadda kiyala.

 

[windows_ubuntu]

මල හුත්තයි. මගේ එකේ ඇති අර 1800 ගණන් වල අඩු වයසේ පොඩි උනුත් හෙළුවෙන් ඉන්න පොටෝ. මාවත් අහුවේවි ඕකට...

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මේ ටික දැන් අයින් කරා. තව ඇති. බලල ඔක්කොම අයින් කරන්න ඕන හවස් වෙලා..

------ Post added on Feb 22, 2026 at 7:57 PM

බලංගොඩ මානවයගෙ වගෙ උන්ගෙ හෙලුව අහුවෙන්ඩ බොටා තාම දියුනු කරලා නැතුව ඇති

 

[Moon In The Sky]

ඩ්‍රයිව් එකේ. මගෙයි එක්ස් ලගෙයි නියුඩ් තියෙනවා අවුලක් වෙයිද?

බලංගොඩ මානවයගෙ වගෙ උන්ගෙ හෙලුව අහුවෙන්ඩ බොටා තාම දියුනු කරලා නැතුව ඇති

 

[CoolMan88]

Uo

 

[Inigo Montoya]

මගෙත් තියෙනවා බන් ඔහොම ෆොටෝ. හැබැයි ජී ඩ්‍රයිව් එකේ නෙවෙයි වන් ඩ්‍රයිව් එකේ. එක අවුළක් වෙයිද?