A proposed EU law designed to keep kids safe from online sexual predators has been shelved over worries it could undermine privacy rights.
New law will allow tech companies and child safety agencies to test AI technology to ensure tools have safeguards to stop creation of abuse material.
The UK government says it will ban so-called "nudification" apps as part of efforts to tackle misogyny online.
Internet Watch Foundation warns Elon Musk-owned AI risks bringing sexualised imagery of children into the mainstream.
The Internet Watch Foundation said it found topless images of girls that dark web forum users attributed to xAI’s Grok Imagine.
The use of cryptocurrency in sales of human beings for prostitution and scam compounds nearly doubled in 2025, according to a conservative estimate. Many of the deals are happening in plain sight.
A girl who appeared in hundreds of child sexual abuse images and videos has been tracked down after years of searching by internet safety experts.
Call for nudity-detection tech on phones as number of under-18s reporting blackmail attempts rises by 34%.
Experts warn lapse in online safety regulation in the EU could sharply reduce reports of child sexual abuse, echoing a 58% drop during a similar legal gap in 2021.
Child sexual abuse is on the rise online and the predators behind it have a new business model that's hiding in plain sight.
Criminals are manipulating pictures found on school websites and social media to create sexually explicit images and blackmail UK schools.
National Crime Agency and safety watchdog issue guidance amid rise in explicit material online.