AI-Generated Child Abuse Sexual Imagery Threatens to “Overwhelm” Internet
A new podcast from the IWF focuses on new research from Finnish child protection agency Suojellaan Lapsia which shows how offenders operate and the methods they use.
Research from the Internet Watch Foundation on online criminal content and in particular child sexual abuse imagery.
Independent report: The development of a comprehensive, transferable international internet notice and takedown system.
Explore the IWF 2026 AI CSAM Report. Discover why AI-generated child abuse videos increased by 26,385% in 2025 and the emerging risks of agentic AI and LoRAs.
Research report by PIER at Anglia Ruskin University, providing insight into girls and their parents' understanding of self-generated CSAM.
A trial project has demonstrated a first-of-its-kind chatbot and warning message can reduce the number of online searches that may potentially be indicative of intent to find sexual images of children.
A new report from the IWF shows how the pace of AI development has not slowed as offenders are using better, faster and more accessible tools to generate new criminal images and videos.