Amount of AI-generated child sexual abuse material found online surged in 2025

Internet Watch Foundation verified 8,029 pieces of realistic AI-made content, with 65% of videos in worst category The amount of AI-generated child sexual abuse material found online rose by 14% last year, with the majority of videos showing the most extreme type of content, according to a safety watchdog. The Internet Watch Foundation said it identified 8,029 AI-made images and videos of realistic child sexual abuse material (CSAM) in 2025. It added that there had been a more than 260-fold i...

By Dan Milmo Global technology editor

First conviction for AI-generated child sexual abuse material

The Limassol district court has issued its first sentence in a case relating to the creation and spreading of AI-generated child sexual abuse content, marking the first of its kind in the Republic, the state law office said on Tuesday. “[The two defendants] chose to act against individuals who never appear to have bothered them […]