IN-DEPTH: Parents Should Not Post Children’s Photos Online, Warn Safety Experts

The FBI recently warned the public about the rise of AI-generated child sexual abuse materials.
IN-DEPTH: Parents Should Not Post Children’s Photos Online, Warn Safety Experts
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With children spending an increasing amount of time on the internet and many uploading photos to their social media accounts, sexual predators continue to steal these images to produce child sexual abuse material (CSAM).

Further compounding the proliferation of CSAM is the easy access to artificial intelligence (AI), and law enforcement agencies and child protective organizations are seeing a dramatic rise in AI-generated CSAM.

Masooma Haq
Masooma Haq
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Masooma Haq began reporting for The Epoch Times from Pakistan in 2008. She currently covers a variety of topics including U.S. government, culture, and entertainment.
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