Social Media Ideas for Child Sexual Abuse Material

When Child Protection Crosses Borders: Does India Need a US Data-Sharing Pact for CSAM Investigations?

Introduction The internet has made Child Sexual Abuse Material (hereinafter referred to as “CSAM”) a profoundly transnational crime. A child may be located in India, the offender m...

How AI child sexual abuse material is colliding with free speech protections

An AI-generated CSAM case raises First Amendment questions.

Man with username 'MrChildPorn' arrested after allegedly searching for explicit images of infants

A Morgantown man has been charged after allegedly "boasting" about having a large collection of child abuse sexual material (CSAM) online.

Chainalysis-led operation flags 7,700 accounts in child abuse probe

Operation Lighthouse generated 14,300 investigative leads across 11 crypto exchanges and payment services and flagged over 7,700 suspect accounts.Blockchain analytics firm Chainaly...

Docs: Carmel man with 'significant addiction' to 'amateur teen pornography' found with thousands of CSAM files

HAMILTON COUNTY, Ind. -- A Carmel man was taken into custody after thousands of files of child sex abuse material were found on multiple electronic devices and accounts. According...

Docs: New Castle teen began CSAM collection at 13, found with 1,400+ files

HENRY COUNTY, Ind. -- Following several cyber tips from multiple platforms, a New Castle teen reportedly admitted to law enforcement that he had accumulated more than 1,400 child s...

New method aims to keep kids safe from illegal AI-generated content

With the exploding popularity of generative artificial intelligence, many open-source models are now available online for anyone to adapt for their task, such as generating product...

Chainalysis identifies 7,700 suspect accounts in CSAM crypto operation

Chainalysis has generated 14,300 investigative leads after tracing 29,120 cryptocurrency addresses and digital identifiers linked to more than 100 child sexual abuse material platf...

Surrey man charged with possession of child sexual exploitation materials

A search of a Surrey home uncovered over 14,000 images and videos of illegal child sexual exploitation

Community tip-off about man’s behaviour leads to arrest over child sex abuse material

Police say more charges are expected after investigators analysed tens of thousands of images.

UNICEF reports 20 million children worldwide experienced tech-facilitated sexual exploitation

UNICEF on Thursday reported that nearly one in five internet-using children aged 12 to 17 across 21 countries experienced technology-facilitated sexual exploitation or abuse within...

Chautauqua County Man Pleads Guilty to Production of Child Sexual Abuse Material

(WNY News Now) – BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Andrew Klos, 21, of Jamestown, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara t...

Man faces 32-count indictment for abusing, creating CSAM images since 2014

The youngest of the victims was 3 when they were first abused, the prosecutor said.

Cincinnati man pleads guilty to over 100 charges following child sexual abuse material investigation

A man pleaded guilty to numerous charges he faced following an investigation into child sexual abuse material (CSAM), according to prosecutors.

Cybertip leads to arrest of New Orleans man accused in child sexual abuse material investigation

A 58-year-old New Orleans man is behind bars following a child sexual abuse material (CSAM) investigation, Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill announced.

Federal Judge: Child Sex Abuse Images Are OK As Long As They’re Made With AI

The judge appears to have been hedged in by years of bad Supreme Court precedent allowing virtual child sexual abuse material.

ISP: Batesville man arrested for CSAM possession

RIPLEY COUNTY, Ind. — A Batesville man was taken into custody on Tuesday after an investigation into the possession of child sexual abuse material. According to a news release from...

Appeals Court Rules First Amendment Covers AI-Generated Child Abuse Material

A federal appeals court panel has ruled that the First Amendment protects an individual’s right to privately possess AI-generated child sexual abuse material in their own home, pro...

Sadistic online exploitation: five warning signs for parents - and how to keep young people safe

Offenders use threats and manipulation to coerce victims to produce imagery or livestream sexually explicit acts, self-harm or animal cruelty. How can you protect your child?Inside...

Evendale man pleads guilty after child sex abuse material investigation uncovered photos of local students

Court records say forensic examinations of his electronic devices uncovered thousands of files — including AI-generated sexual images involving minors and numerous photographs of...

I've Spent 35 Years In Policing. I've Never Seen A Threat To Children Escalate Like This

In three and a half decades working in policing, I have seen the landscape of child abuse change many times. I have watched technology transform both the scale of the threat and th...

Kentucky Court of Appeals upholds Kenton County man's child sex abuse material conviction

The Kentucky Court of Appeals has upheld the legality of an investigation that led to the conviction of a Kenton County man for possession of child sexual abuse material (CSAM).

Possession of AI-generated child sex abuse material is lawful: federal court

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas previously predicted that 'technology may evolve to the point where it becomes impossible to enforce actual child pornography laws.'

NCPCR summons Meta India chief over alleged child sexual abuse material ads