Online child sexual abuse is at record high levels, according to exclusive figures given to ITV News.
Internet Watch Foundation says amount of material showing most extreme form of sexual abuse has doubled since 2020
Images of children aged as young as seven being abused online have risen by almost two thirds while the number of webpages found to contain the most extreme material has doubled in recent years, according to a report.
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.
Groups including the IWF, NSPCC, Barnardo's and The Children's Society wrote to Yvette Cooper to say that violence against women and girls and child sexual abuse are "inherently and deeply connected".
Child safety organisations have welcomed the governments inclusion of child abuse victims in its violence against women and girls strategy.
The UK government says it will ban so-called "nudification" apps as part of efforts to tackle misogyny online.
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.
The Internet Watch Foundation said it found topless images of girls that dark web forum users attributed to xAI’s Grok Imagine.
Internet Watch Foundation warns Elon Musk-owned AI risks bringing sexualised imagery of children into the mainstream.
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.
Call for nudity-detection tech on phones as number of under-18s reporting blackmail attempts rises by 34%.