AI-created child sexual abuse images ‘threaten to overwhelm internet’
Internet Watch Foundation finds 3,000 AI-made abuse images breaking UK law.
25 October 2023
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'Deeply disturbing': Children being tricked into sharing explicit images as 'sextortion' cases soar
Sextortion is a form of blackmail in which a child is tricked into sending sexual images of themselves to abusers, who then threaten to share the pictures with friends, family or more widely on the internet if they are not paid money.
18 September 2023
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MEPs must support child sexual abuse legislation as criminals target Europe
As new data shows EU servers are being targeted by criminals to host this imagery, EU legislators must pass vital new legislation to get a grip on the worsening situation and prevent the abuse of EU servers by criminals profiting off child sexual abuse imagery, writes Susie Hargreaves.
13 September 2023
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Charity wants AI summit to address child sexual abuse imagery
A leading children's charity is calling on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to tackle AI-generated child sexual abuse imagery, when the UK hosts the first global summit on AI safety this autumn.
17 July 2023
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AI image generators giving rise to child sex abuse material - BBC Newsnight
The BBC’s been investigating the rise in child sex abuse material resulting from the rapid proliferation of open-source AI image generators.
17 July 2023
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Webpages containing the most extreme child abuse have doubled since 2020
Images of children aged as young as seven being abused online have risen by almost two thirds.
25 April 2023
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One in five child abuse images found online last year were category A – report
Internet Watch Foundation says amount of material showing most extreme form of sexual abuse has doubled since 2020
25 April 2023
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The shocking transcripts that reveal how groomers sexually abuse children in their own rooms
Jordan King, reporter for Metro, looks at IWF transcripts showing actual conversations between groomers and child victims
3 September 2022
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This Chatbot Aims to Steer People Away From Child Abuse Material
Senior writer at WIRED, Matt Burgess, looks into Pornhub trialling a new automated tool that pushes CSAM-searchers to seek help for their online behaviour
28 August 2022
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IWF CEO, Susie Hargreaves OBE, on Times Radio
Susie speaks to Aasmah Mir about the increase in self-generated child sexual abuse online amongst 7-to-10 year olds
9 August 2022
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