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New Guide for Professionals: CSA material generated by AI

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The Internet Watch Foundation and the National Crime Agency published new guidance for parents and carers. They have seen an increase in online offenders exploiting openly available images of children to create realistic sexualised content.

IWF analysts found 3,440 AI-generated videos of child sexual abuse in 2025, compared to just 13 in 2024, and the NCA have increasingly seen offenders exploiting AI technologies to target children in new ways.

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