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Warnings issued as rising amount of child sexual abuse material hosted on websites in EU countries

A rise in child sex abuse material has been linked to websites hosted in EU countries, according to the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF).

Euronews

‘Record levels of web pages hosting child sex abuse imagery discovered in 2024’

The Internet Watch Foundation has announced it will offer a new safety tool to smaller sites for free to help fight online harms.

Evening Standard

Our research on dark web forums reveals the growing threat of AI-generated child abuse images

The UK aims to be the first country in the world to create new offences related to AI-generated sexual abuse. New laws will make it illegal to possess, create or distribute AI tools designed to generate child sexual abuse material (CSAM), punishable by up to five years in prison. The…

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Creators of AI child sex abuse images face up to five years in prison under crackdown

UK to be first country to make owning artificial intelligence tools designed to make images of child sexual abuse illegal

The Independent UK

Online safety group urges Starmer to intervene over child sexual abuse imagery

The Internet Watch Foundation has called on the Prime Minister to step in over what it says are gaps in the Online Safety Act.

Evening Standard

Telegram to work with internet watchdog on child sexual abuse material crackdown

The messaging platform will use tools from the Internet Watch Foundation to help detect and remove abuse material.

Evening Standard

AI-generated child sexual abuse imagery reaching ‘tipping point’, says watchdog

Internet Watch Foundation says illegal AI-made content is becoming more prevalent on open web with high level of sophistication

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How can children be protected from online sextortion fraud?

Criminals are tricking young people into sending intimate images, then demanding money. Experts explain how to deal with these attacks

The Guardian - UK

National Crime Agency threatens extraditions over rise in sextortion cases

Exclusive: Agency says foreign gangs not safe from prosecution in UK and plans new recording label to track extent of the crime

The Guardian - UK

Child predators are using AI to create sexual images of their favorite ‘stars’: ‘My body will never be mine again’

Safety groups say they’re increasingly finding chats about creating images based on past child sexual abuse material

The Guardian - US

‘My 17-year-old son was arrested for sharing child abuse images – he said it was a relief’

A mother describes how her autistic son became one of thousands of under-18s caught viewing or sharing indecent images of children

The Guardian - UK

Number of Self-Generated Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) Increases By 66%

The Internet Watch Foundation reported the identification of self-generated child sexual abuse material involving children under 10 on over 100,000 web pages.

International Business Times UK

Over 90% of child sexual abuse imagery is self-generated, data shows

Volume of material children are coerced or groomed into creating prompts renewed attack on end-to-end encryption

The Guardian - UK

‘Fear, shame, hopelessness’: how young men are blackmailed online

‘Sextortion’ of young people in Scotland has risen sharply and boys and young men are most at risk

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International Business Times UK

Concerns Rise as UK School Pupils Exploit AI to Create Indecent Imagery of Fellow Students

Child protection advocates have called for urgent action to address the misuse of AI and the restriction of access to such tools among school-age children.

The Guardian - UK

Paedophiles using open source AI to create child sexual abuse content, says watchdog

People sharing on dark web how to modify software on their computers to manipulate photos of children, says IWF

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