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AI-generated child sexual abuse imagery reportedly surpassed 2025’s total in the first half of 2026
The UK’s Internet Watch Foundation found 6,310 images meeting the legal definition in that period, compared with roughly 4,500 in all of 2025.
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The Internet Watch Foundation found 6,310 AI-generated images meeting the legal definition of child sexual abuse material in the first half of 2026, exceeding the roughly 4,500 recorded across all of 2025. Most depicted girls ages 7 to 13.
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