Mundane AI apps hide sexual deepfake tools, WIRED finds
Researchers tie more than 400 apps and domains to ads on Meta, with over 350,000 Play Store downloads.
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Cops Used AI Generated Photos of a Child to Lure Out a Suspected Predator
Livonia police used an AI-generated teen persona to arrest a man who tried to meet a fictitious 15-year-old.
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Police arrests 95 suspects in international CSAM crackdown action
Police in 17 countries arrested 95 suspects in an INTERPOL crackdown on online CSAM distribution.
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FBI, French authorities seize deepfake CSAM-for-sale websites
FBI and French authorities seized two CSAM-for-sale sites and arrested a 25-year-old alleged administrator.
Measures We’ve Put in Place to Fight Child Exploitation
Meta detailed new AI ad-detection measures and actioned 33.2 million child-exploitation items in early 2026.
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First ‘Take It Down Act’ Sentencing Puts Man Behind Bars for 15 Years
Ohio man James Strahler gets the first US Take It Down Act sentence: 15 years for distributing real and AI-generated abuse imagery.
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“This is the AI men actually use”: Meta ads pushed apps nudifying real teens
TTP found Meta ran ads for AI nudify apps using real photos of minors, including a CSAM ad, drawing scrutiny from US and Australian regulators.
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Meta Failed to Catch Hundreds of AI Child Abuse Ads. Some Included Images of Real Kids
Meta's AI ad-detection failed to catch 350+ CSAM video ads on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads, some depicting images of real children.
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Jail time for Maine child in 764 marks turning point in federal law enforcement
A 17-year-old from Maine became the first minor federally adjudicated for 764 extremist crimes, including child exploitation, signaling a policy shift on prosecuting juveniles.
Former sexual abuse victims say Grok used their images, videos to train deepfake capabilities
Class action lawsuit accuses xAI of training Grok's deepfake nudify feature on real child abuse images and generating sexualized depictions of victims.
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Early 764 member sentenced to 77 years, longest prison term to date for a nihilistic violent extremist
Kyle Spitze, an early 764 member, was sentenced to 77 years for producing CSAM, the longest sentence for a nihilistic violent extremist.
Pornhub's Parent Company to Pay $120 Million to Settle Child Sexual Abuse Lawsuits
Pornhub parent Aylo will pay $120 million settling child sexual abuse class actions, without admitting liability, and adopt stricter content moderation commitments.
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