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Child sexual abuse content growing online with AI-made images, report says

More children and families extorted with AI-made photos and videos, says National Center for Missing and Exploited Children

The Guardian - US · Apr 16, 2024

‘Staying silent? Not an option’: family takes fight against deepfake nudes to Washington

‘Staying silent? Not an option’: family takes fight against deepfake nudes to Washington

Francesca Mani told her mother she would not be a victim after fake images were circulated around her New Jersey school

The Guardian - UK · Mar 12, 2024

Revealed: US police prevented from viewing many online child sexual abuse reports, lawyers say

Revealed: US police prevented from viewing many online child sexual abuse reports, lawyers say

Social media firms relying on AI for moderation generate unviable reports which prevent authorities from investigating cases

The Guardian - US · Jan 17, 2024

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Over 90% of child sexual abuse imagery is self-generated, data shows

Volume of material children are coerced or groomed into creating prompts renewed attack on end-to-end encryption

The Guardian - UK · Jan 17, 2024

FBI releases new photos of missing mother Paula Wade in bid to solve 21-year cold case

21 years after their dissapearance, the FBI have releaded new age progression photos of Paula and Brandon Wade

The Independent UK · Dec 15, 2023

Child safety groups and prosecutors criticize encryption of Facebook and Messenger

Meta submitted nearly 95% of 29m reports of child sexual abuse material in 2022 and encryption will make it harder to detect

The Guardian - US · Dec 8, 2023

‘Candy Man’ serial killer’s last unidentified victim is seen in new image 50 years after mass grave discovered

John Doe 1973 is the last known unidentified victim of the ‘Candy Man’ serial killer Dean Corll, who kidnapped, tortured and murdered at least 28 young men in the Houston area between 1970 and 1973

The Independent UK · Aug 15, 2023

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Kayla Unbehaun was abducted in 2017. A chance encounter and a Netflix show brought her home

Kayla Unbehaun was abducted in 2017. A chance encounter and a Netflix show brought her home

Kayla Unbehaun was reported missing from her Illinois hometown on the Fourth of July in 2017. Now, a Netflix series is getting credit for her safe recovery in South Carolina, and her mother is facing charges. Sheila Flynn writes

The Independent UK · May 18, 2023

Abducted Illinois girl found six years after she vanished when store owner recognised her from Netflix show

Abducted Illinois girl found six years after she vanished when store owner recognised her from Netflix show

Kayla Unbehaun was nine years old when she disappeared while in the care of her mother Heather Unbehaun

The Independent UK · May 18, 2023

Abducted Illinois girl found six years after she vanished when store owner recognised her from Netflix show

Abducted Illinois girl found six years after she vanished when store owner recognised her from Netflix show

Kayla Unbehaun was nine years old when she disappeared while in the care of her mother Heather Unbehaun

The Independent UK · May 16, 2023

‘Sharp rise’ in blackmail of children asked to share explicit images

‘Sharp rise’ in blackmail of children asked to share explicit images

US-based child protection centre reports 82% increase in ‘online enticement’ last year with ‘alarming spike’ in financial extortion

The Guardian - UK · May 12, 2023

Crime agencies condemn Facebook and Instagram encryption plans

Crime agencies condemn Facebook and Instagram encryption plans

Global alliance including NCA and FBI says Meta’s decision to encrypt direct messages could harm children

The Guardian - UK · Apr 20, 2023

How law enforcement is promoting a troubling documentary about 'sextortion'

How law enforcement is promoting a troubling documentary about 'sextortion'

Law enforcement organizations are promoting a new film about children being exploited into sharing sexual images and videos. But many of the film's key claims lack context.

WEKU · Mar 12, 2023

Meta's ‘Take It Down’ tool helps minors remove explicit photos from web

Meta Platforms Inc. has funded the creation of a tool that helps minors remove nude, partially nude or sexually explicit images of themselves from the internet in partnership with the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, a nonprofit child-protection group.

Tribune News Service · Feb 28, 2023

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The Independent UK · Feb 27, 2023

'Take It Down:' a tool for teens to remove explicit images

“Once you send that photo, you can’t take it back,” goes the warning to teenagers, often ignoring the reality that many teens send explicit images of themselves under duress, or without understanding the consequences

Reason · Feb 21, 2023

No First Amendment Problem with Searching Records of E-Mail Account "[email protected],"

when the user had also posted a Match.com entry saying "MAP 4-10," and there was police testimony that "MAP" means "minor attracted person" and "4-10" was the age of the children in whom he was interested.

Reason · Dec 28, 2022

Top 10 Attacks on Free-Range Parenting in 2022

Overbearing CDC guidance, pointless calls to the police, and more.

The Independent UK · Dec 23, 2022

Sex-abuse video victimizes child long after abuser is gone

A video of a man raping his nine-year-old daughter triggered a global search for the little girl in 2016

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The Independent UK · Dec 23, 2022

Sex-abuse video victimizes child long after abuser is gone

A video of a man raping his 9-year-old daughter triggered a global search for the little girl in 2016

Daily Mirror · Oct 6, 2022

Remains of girl, 14, who disappeared near home finally identified after 53 years

In 1969, Joan Marie Dymond told her family she was going to the park but never came back. A body was found in a nearby coal-mining area which wasn't identified as Joan until this year

Reason · Sep 9, 2022

National Center for Missing & Exploited Children Warns About Unsafe 'Back-to-Schooling'

You're more likely to be struck by a meteor than to have your kid abducted by a stranger.

The Guardian - UK · Mar 24, 2022

Sites reported record 29.3m child abuse images in 2021

Rise of 35% on previous year may represent improvement on the part of platforms, says nonprofit centre

ABC News · Feb 24, 2022

Reports of online child abuse material have spiked. A few simple measures can help protect your children

The story of a Canadian man grooming a 14-year-old Australian girl online before flying to Perth to meet her is the stuff of nightmares for many parents. Here are some ways parents can have more oversight.

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