Internet Watch Foundation
Tech firms vow to tackle ‘shocking’ AI-generated child sex abuse images
Home Secretary Suella Braverman hosted an event to combat such ‘depraved’ material.
AI being used to create child abuse imagery, watchdog warns
The Internet Watch Foundation has warned a ‘nightmare’ scenario is developing around AI-generated abuse imagery online.
‘Shocking’ rise in number of children falling victim to sextortion, charity says
The Internet Watch Foundation has received more reports of it in the first half of 2023 than the whole of 2022.
Internet Watch Foundation confirms first AI-generated child sex abuse images
The number of AI images being identified is small but the potential exists for criminals to produce unprecedented quantities, the organisation warned.
Number of webpages containing most extreme child sex abuse doubles
Some of the most extreme sexual abuse is being perpetrated against the youngest children, the Internet Watch Foundation said.
New online safety app ‘could lower demand for child sexual abuse content’
An EU and UK-backed project will launch in March to develop an app designed to detect child sexual abuse material.
Webpages showing children sexually abusing themselves ‘up 1,000% since 2019’
The foundation said it has seen a 1,058% increase in the number of webpages showing self-generated sexual abuse imagery of children aged 7-10.
Children being coerced into most severe forms of sexual abuse online – report
The Internet Watch Foundation says it found nearly 900 instances of the most severe types of child sexual abuse content in just five days.
Record amount of online child abuse blocked, safety group says
The Internet Watch Foundation has warned that online safety laws must be brought in swiftly to protect children.
Rising number of self-generated child sexual abuse images online reported
The Internet Watch Foundation has said the growing number of self-generated sexual abuse images of children online was a ‘digital emergency’.