AI tools are increasingly being misused to create or manipulate sexual images of children - and it's happening with everyday photos. Our new guide, produced with the National Crime Agency, gives parents and carers practical steps to review privacy settings, talk to their children, and know what to do if something goes wrong.
Visit our resource page to read or download the guide as a PDF, watch our full series of films, and access our social media pack - including videos, graphics and suggested messaging - to help spread the word.
Child protection groups brace for record numbers as half-year ‘sextortion’ reports have already eclipsed 2025 total.
New data shows a concerning rise in the number of AI-generated child sexual abuse images identified in the first half of this year, with girls featuring most often.
Why on-device protections could have an outsized impact on tackling child sexual exploitation.
As EU negotiations on the Child Sexual Abuse Regulation resume in Brussels, the Internet Watch Foundation places a choice before the public and policymakers – to either push for legislation that protects children online or make it easier for child sexual abuse content to spread.
The IWF combines the technical know-how with a deep understanding of the human cost of this awful crime. The organisation's work creates scale and impact to tackle this issue, and Google is proud to work so closely with the IWF.
