What is your source for your assertion that they're not asking you to upload any pictures? That conflicts both with the article linked in this thread's title and with their source: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-11-02/facebook-offers-reveng...

The fact, as reported, is that you if you want to block a picture (which a former partner may also have) and you don't have it on your facebook account already, they will tell you that you have to upload the picture to facebook (where they say they will retain only a hash) and then flag it. This is a test program in Australia, as reported.