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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Martyn Landi

Children being coerced into most severe forms of sexual abuse online – report

PA Wire

Children as young as seven are being coerced by abusers into filming themselves carrying out the most severe forms of child sexual abuse material, a charity has warned as it urged the Government to return the Online Safety Bill to Parliament.

Analysts at child protection charity the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) found nearly 900 instances of Category A child sexual abuse material in just five days.

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