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Millions of U.S. and Latin American Minors Sexually Exploited Online; The Danger, People They Trust

The biggest global study on tech-facilitated child sexual abuse finds most offenders are known to the child — across Mexico, Brazil and Colombia.

Latin Times

An Important Cert Petition Pending Before the Supreme Court on Section 230 Immunity

The briefing is completed on a cert petition presenting the urgent question of whether section 230 immunizes Twitter's knowing possession and distribution of child sex abuse materials.

Reason

‘Irresponsible failure’: Google, Meta, Snap and Microsoft slam EU over child sexual abuse law lapse

Experts warn lapse could sharply reduce reports of abuse, echoing a 58% drop during a similar legal gap in 2021

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Meta on trial over child safety: can it really protect its next generation of users?

New Mexico prosecutors allege Meta prioritized profit, even as child abuse surged on Instagram and Facebook

The Guardian - US

Unsealed Court Documents Reveal Meta Staff Flagged 7.5 Million Annual Child Abuse Reports That Would Vanish After Messenger Encryption

Meta's end-to-end encryption raises child safety concerns, with a New Mexico trial revealing internal warnings that disappearing abuse reports highlight the tension between privacy and protection.

International Business Times UK

Latest Reports Claim America Has Over 89,000 Devices Downloading Child Rape Videos in the Last 6 Months

Tim Tebow presents alarming data on child exploitation in the US, revealing 89,000 devices linked to child rape videos in six months.

International Business Times UK

Savannah Guthrie may never know what happened to her loved one. In the US, she’s not alone

Thousands go missing every year, including more than 5,000 Native American and Alaska Native women and girls

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Meta’s AI sending ‘junk’ tips to DoJ, US child abuse investigators say

Officers say flood of low-quality reports is draining resources and slowing cases amid New Mexico lawsuit

The Guardian - US

Three-year-old girl missing from Kentucky since 1983 found alive after 42 years

A woman who spent more than four decades living under a different name has discovered she was allegedly abducted by her own mother as a toddler

The Fashion Central

Researchers warn of coordinated network to amplify child sexual abuse content on X

At least 150 accounts shared “millions” of posts on X over a four-day period in July that encouraged users to buy child exploitation materials, an investigation has found.

Euronews

FBI and NSPCC alarmed at ‘shocking’ rise in online sextortion of children

Snapchat logged about 20,000 cases last year of adults grooming children online, more than other social media platforms combined

The Guardian - UK

‘People will die’: alarm as Trump’s DEI rollback hits anti-trafficking efforts

Agencies and organizations are complying with the directive to not lose funding, but are concerned vulnerable groups will suffer

The Guardian - US

Suspected Child Sex Abuse Found in Dozens of OnlyFans Accounts by Exploitation Experts: 'She Doesn't Even Look 15'

Multiple accounts on the popular online adult service OnlyFans have been reported after it was discovered that many of them feature sexual content of teenage girls who are underage.

Latin Times

Family Abductions Peak In August, NCMEC Reports

Learn about child abduction statistics, risk factors, and safety tips to protect children from potential dangers.

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Apple accused of vastly undercounting child sex abuse images — here’s Apple’s response

A UK watchdog uncovers hundreds more reports of child sexual abuse material on Apple's platforms than the company reported to officials in 2023.

The Guardian - US

UK watchdog accuses Apple of failing to report sexual images of children

Exclusive: NSPCC finds Apple implicated in more cases of predators sharing child abuse imagery in England and Wales alone than the company reported globally in a year

The Guardian - US

AI is overpowering efforts to catch child predators, experts warn

Safety groups say images are so lifelike that it can be hard to see if real children were subject to harms in production

The Independent UK

A little boy vanished without a trace in 2011. His grandmother believes he’s being kept on a Mormon commune

In 2011, Timmothy Pitzen’s mother took him out of school for a spontaneous road trip. Three days later, she had killed herself but there was no trace of the boy, who is still missing 13 years later. Loved ones say a clue to his whereabouts was in her suicide note.…

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The Conversation

We found over 300 million young people had experienced online sexual abuse and exploitation over the course of our meta-study

It takes a lot to shock Kelvin Lay. My friend and colleague was responsible for setting up Africa’s first dedicated child exploitation and human trafficking units, and for many years he was a senior investigating officer for the Child Exploitation Online Protection Centre at the UK’s National Crime Agency, specialising…

The Guardian - US

US man used AI to generate 13,000 child sexual abuse pictures, FBI alleges

Steven Anderegg allegedly used the Stable Diffusion AI model to generate photos; if convicted, he could face up to 70 years in prison

The Guardian - US

Meta revokes job offer to sextortion expert after he publicly criticizes Instagram

Exclusive: Paul Raffile held webinar where he said app failed to protect children, and his offer was rescinded hours later

The Guardian - US

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 - UK

‘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 - US

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 - UK

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

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