A new campaign warning children of the dangers of sharing sexually explicit images and videos has been launched, with an appeal for parents and young people to openly discuss these issues.
Telegram’s CEO was arrested in relation to an investigation into an unnamed person involving claims of “complicity” in distributing child sexual abuse material.
Criminals are tricking young people into sending intimate images, then demanding money. Experts explain how to deal with these attacks.
Messaging app Telegram will deploy new tools to prevent the spread of images of child sexual abuse after teaming up with the Internet Watch Foundation.
After years of ignoring pleas to sign up to child protection schemes, the controversial messaging app Telegram has agreed to work with an internationally recognised body to stop the spread of child sexual abuse material (CSAM).
Internet Watch Foundation says illegal AI-made content is becoming more prevalent on open web with high level of sophistication.
The images that Nelson made have been linked back to real children around the world. In some cases, he then went on to encourage his clients to rape and sexually assault the youngsters.
The amount of AI-generated child sexual abuse content is “chilling” and reaching a “tipping point”, according to the Internet Watch Foundation.
The cyber criminals dupe victims into sending nude images and then extort them.
The Home Office said fake images are being used to blackmail children and force them to livestream further abuse.
An analyst who removes child sexual abuse content from the internet says she is always trying to stay "one step ahead" of the "bad guys".
Britain will make it illegal to use artificial intelligence tools that create child sexual abuse images.