UK parents warned over posting images of children amid AI sexual abuse fears
National Crime Agency and safety watchdog issue guidance amid rise in explicit material online.
3 July 2026
IWF In The News
How the sending of one photo led an 11-year-old girl to become a victim of physical sex abuse
Published: Tue 23 Jul 2024
A mother has told Sky News how her 11-year-old daughter was groomed into sending sexually explicit photographs of herself to men online and how this spiralled into physical sexual abuse.
Warning: This article contains details that some readers may find distressing
The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) says this is a growing problem and self-generated child abuse images - where a child is encouraged by someone online into sexualised behaviour - now makes up a large proportion of the imagery that they are removing from the internet.
It is calling on the new government to make keeping children safe online a priority.
Read the full article at Sky News.
