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.
The government says it is leading the way with its crackdown on AI-generated abuse images, after warnings the content was being produced at a "chilling" rate.
Internet Watch Foundation says ‘worrying’ trend shows criminals are casting their nets wider to trap victims.
At home she is a loving grandmother who enjoys spending time with her grandkids but at work Mabel has to watch the internet's most "abhorrent" child sex abuse.
The Internet Watch Foundation has announced it will offer a new safety tool to smaller sites for free to help fight online harms.
Exclusive data shared with Channel 4 News shows that 1,300 videos have been found globally so far in 2025.
A rise in child sex abuse material has been linked to websites hosted in EU countries, according to the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF).