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Child Protection and AI

Automated classification is used at scale to detect child sexual abuse material, and increasingly in grooming detection and safeguarding triage. The volumes involved make automation unavoidable; the consequences of error make accuracy and human review essential.

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Meta Ran Ads That Contained AI-Generated Child Sexual Abuse Imagery

More than 50 offending image and video adverts have been published across Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and Threads. Data from Meta's ad library shows that some of these adverts…

Wired·5 Aug 2026
Safeguarding cities: Balancing surveillance with privacy concerns in the deployment of AI-powered CCTV networks

Around 10,000 artificial intelligence (AI)-powered closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras have been installed across Kuala Lumpur to help law enforcement tackle crime and ensure…

powered CCTV networks·26 Jul 2026
Man charged over using AI to generate child exploitation material in South Australian home

A 26-year-old man has been arrested and charged in South Australia after allegedly using artificial intelligence to generate child exploitation material inside his Adelaide home.…

Bing News·23 Jul 2026
AI chatbot tip leads to arrest of Parkland man on child abuse, pornography charges

A 25-year-old Parkland man, Ray Lequerique, has been arrested by the Broward Sheriff’s Office after an artificial intelligence tool flagged the creation and possession of sexually…

Bing News·17 Jul 2026

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