IWF warns of more AI-made child sexual abuse videos as tools behind them get more widespread and easier to use
Internet Watch Foundation finds 3,000 AI-made abuse images breaking UK law.
Volume of material children are coerced or groomed into creating prompts renewed attack on end-to-end encryption.
Criminals are tricking young people into sending intimate images, then demanding money. Experts explain how to deal with these attacks.
Internet Watch Foundation says illegal AI-made content is becoming more prevalent on open web with high level of sophistication.
Internet Watch Foundation says ‘worrying’ trend shows criminals are casting their nets wider to trap victims.
Internet Watch Foundation report shows 380% increase in illegal AI-generated imagery in 2024, most of it ‘category A’.
Internet Watch Foundation says amount of material showing most extreme form of sexual abuse has doubled since 2020
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.
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.
Internet Watch Foundation warns Elon Musk-owned AI risks bringing sexualised imagery of children into the mainstream.
Call for nudity-detection tech on phones as number of under-18s reporting blackmail attempts rises by 34%.