Apparatus and method for managing sharing of content

A machine-readable storage medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processing system including a processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:

• receiving a first image, delivery instructions, and metadata associated with the first image from a first device associated with a first user, wherein the delivery instructions indicate to deliver the first image to a second device associated with a second user, and wherein the delivery instructions comprise a plurality of security features and the metadata comprises a plurality of security preferences for delivery;
• transmitting a message to the second device, wherein the message instructs the second device to capture a second image of a viewer of the second device resulting in a captured second image of the viewer and provide the captured second image to the processing system;
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• providing a message to the first device that the first image was not delivered to the second device responsive to identifying a security risk in delivering the first image to the second device.

A method, comprising:

• obtaining, by a processing system comprising a processor, a first image, delivery instructions, and metadata associated with the first image from a first device associated with a first user, wherein the delivery instructions indicate to deliver the first image to a second device associated with a second user, and wherein the metadata comprises a plurality of security preferences for delivery;
• generating, by the processing system, distorted video content from the first image based on the delivery instructions and the plurality of security preferences, wherein the distorted video content, when presented on the second device, is viewable as the first image, and wherein when a second image of the distorted video content is captured by one of the second device and another image capturing device results in a distorted image;
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• transmitting, by the processing system, the distorted video content to the second device.