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Reports involving sexual extortion are on the rise as criminals become more ‘adept’ at targeting younger children
Child protection groups warn there’s nothing to stop imagery sent to Edwards spreading further on WhatsApp.
After 13 successful years at the helm of the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF), Susie Hargreaves OBE is leaving to take up a new opportunity.
Real victims’ imagery used in highly realistic ‘deepfake’ AI-generated films
The girl sent a photo to a boy in her class before the image and her phone number were added to all-male online chat groups - she later started disappearing before being abused by "unknown men".
IWF warns of more AI-made child sexual abuse videos as tools behind them get more widespread and easier to use
The tools used to create the images remain legal in the UK, the Internet Watch Foundation says, even though AI child sexual abuse images are illegal.
AI used to generate deepfake images of child sexual abuse uses photos of real victims as reference material, a report has found.
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