Michael was 14 when he first went on to the video chat site Omegle. He'd heard about it at school and was intrigued by its notorious reputation for unpredictable and weird encounters.
Internet Watch Foundation says amount of material showing most extreme form of sexual abuse has doubled since 2020
A web tool to help under-18s report intimate photos of themselves has been launched to prevent the images being uploaded and shared online.
Watchdogs say its a "stark vision of the future."
Online child sexual abuse is at record high levels, according to exclusive figures given to ITV News.
Players of the Jagex game RuneScape have generated over $90,000 for an array of worthy causes through an in-game charity drive.
IWF urges the implementation of technological safeguards to protect children, as ‘shocking’ figures from the UK’s National Crime Agency show 830,000 adults who pose some degree of sexual risk to children.
As Ofcom’s Illegal Harms Codes come into force, platforms are required to implement robust measures to protect users from CSAM and illegal content.