Rising number of UK children report seeing explicit deepfakes of themselves

Source: www.theguardian.com · Section: business-tech · Bias: Center-Left · Published: Sat, 08 Aug 2026 07:00:39 GMT

Exclusive: anonymous flagging service says cases have surged, as watchdog says AI is making sexualised or ‘nudified’ content easier to produceChildren in the UK have reported a surge in explicit deepfake images featuring their likenesses, as a safety watchdog warned AI is making such content easier to produce.The Report Remove service, which blocks intimate images from appearing online, said there had been a rapid increase in imagery that had been digitally manipulated or “faked” in some way, including with AI and nudification tools. Continue reading...

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