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".