https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/internet-watch-foundation-reports-huge-rise-in-ai-child-sexual-abuse-materialContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/internet-watch-foundation-reports-huge-rise-in-ai-child-sexual-abuse-materialhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/internet-watch-foundation-reports-huge-rise-in-ai-child-sexual-abuse-material#u119219Tue, 13 Oct 2026 07:07:16 +0000The Internet Watch Foundation identified more artificial intelligence-generated child sexual abuse images in the first six months of 2026 than during the entire previous year. The UK-based abuse material monitor assessed 6,310 AI-generated images meeting the legal definition of child sexual abuse during this period, surpassing the more than 4,500 images assessed throughout all of 2025. Following the surge, the organization has called on the European Union to strengthen legislation and implement detection rules to target the spread of illegal material online.Why it mattersThe rapid expansion of