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AI-generated child sexual abuse content surged in 2025

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Measured AI-generated child sexual abuse content surged in 2025, sharply increasing the volume of synthetic abuse material available for coercion and blackmail. The rise was most pronounced in videos, signaling a fast-growing exploitation pattern rather than a one-off spike.

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National Crime Agency (NCA) public awareness campaign Launched a new campaign and accompanying written guidance for Campaign ran on **Facebook** **Instagram** and **YouTube** and

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H score23 First: 06.07.2026 12:00 Last: 06.07.2026 12:00 Sources 1

How related: The National Crime Agency (NCA) has launched a new campaign to warn parents about the dangers of oversharing videos and photos of their kids.

About this happening: The **National Crime Agency (NCA)** launched a **public campaign** and **written guidance** to warn parents and carers about oversharing children's photos and videos online, aimin...

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Anthony Belford spoofed-account harassment campaign against a Georgia college student

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H score35 First: 19.06.2026 11:44 Last: 19.06.2026 11:44 Sources 1

About this happening: The alleged **spoofed-account harassment campaign** against a **Georgia college student** has been tied to repeated use of fake social profiles and email to spread **AI-generated...

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Ramanan Pathmanathan eight-year sextortion campaign targeting 145+ children

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H score14 First: 28.05.2026 12:25 Last: 28.05.2026 12:25 Sources 1

About this happening: A **Ramanan Pathmanathan** sextortion campaign targeted **more than 145 children** across the **United States**, using fake social accounts and video chats to coerce minors and ca...

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NCA National Strategic Assessment launch and teen cybercrime warning

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H score26 First: 20.03.2026 11:40 Last: 20.03.2026 11:40 Sources 1

About this happening: The **UK National Crime Agency (NCA)** launched its **National Strategic Assessment** and warned that **online platforms** are helping draw teens into **cybercrime**. Director gen...

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  1. 06.07.2026 12:00 2 articles · 3d ago

    NCA warns parents over AI-generated child sexual abuse content

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    The National Crime Agency launched a public warning campaign about the risks of oversharing children’s photos and videos online, alongside written guidance on image consent, privacy settings, and reporting concerns to police or CEOP. The Internet Watch Foundation said AI-generated child sexual abuse videos rose 26,000% in 2025 to 3,440 from 13 in 2024, total AI-generated images and videos reached 8,029, and two-thirds of the material was Category A; it also said criminals targeted a UK school, stole pupils’ images from a school website, and used AI to create more than 100 sexual images for blackmail.

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