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Snapchat logged about 20,000 cases last year of adults grooming children online, more than other social media platforms combined

Agencies and organizations are complying with the directive to not lose funding, but are concerned vulnerable groups will suffer

Safety groups say images are so lifelike that it can be hard to see if real children were subject to harms in production

In 2011, Timmothy Pitzen’s mother took him out of school for a spontaneous road trip. Three days later, she had killed herself but there was no trace of the boy, who is still missing 13 years later. Loved ones say a clue to his whereabouts was in her suicide note.…

It takes a lot to shock Kelvin Lay. My friend and colleague was responsible for setting up Africa’s first dedicated child exploitation and human trafficking units, and for many years he was a senior investigating officer for the Child Exploitation Online Protection Centre at the UK’s National Crime Agency, specialising…

Steven Anderegg allegedly used the Stable Diffusion AI model to generate photos; if convicted, he could face up to 70 years in prison

Exclusive: Paul Raffile held webinar where he said app failed to protect children, and his offer was rescinded hours later

More children and families extorted with AI-made photos and videos, says National Center for Missing and Exploited Children

Francesca Mani told her mother she would not be a victim after fake images were circulated around her New Jersey school