--- title: "UK parents warned over AI child abuse imagery risk" url: https://daily.dev/posts/uk-parents-warned-over-ai-child-abuse-imagery-risk-zgg2lvqrv source_url: https://thenextweb.com/news/parents-warned-ai-child-abuse-imagery type: article source: "The Next Web" published: 2026-07-05T13:45:56.344Z updated: 2026-07-05T13:46:17.349Z reading_time: 3 upvotes: 0 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # UK parents warned over AI child abuse imagery risk **[The Next Web](https://daily.dev/sources/tnw)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary The UK's National Crime Agency and Internet Watch Foundation have issued joint guidance warning parents to stop publicly posting children's photos online due to a sharp rise in AI-generated child sexual abuse imagery. The IWF found 8,029 such images and videos in 2025, a 14% increase, with AI-generated abuse videos surging from 13 to 3,440 in a single year. Parents are advised to lock down privacy settings, audit old posts, and restrict sharing to trusted groups. The UK government has also moved to ban nudification apps and is enforcing the Online Safety Act, including investigations into Telegram and potential under-16 social media bans. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Making the Internet Safer for Children: The Case for Automated, Privacy-Preserving Solutions](https://daily.dev/posts/making-the-internet-safer-for-children-the-case-for-automated-privacy-preserving-solutions-bz795vsyw) · Security Boulevard · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [UK under-16s social media rules to reach into gaming and AI chatbots](https://daily.dev/posts/uk-under-16s-social-media-rules-to-reach-into-gaming-and-ai-chatbots-7iuvutovf) · The Next Web · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [AI image tools must follow privacy rules, watchdogs say](https://daily.dev/posts/ai-image-tools-must-follow-privacy-rules-watchdogs-say-rywrtd3pr) · The Register · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [UK unveils sweeping social media ban for users under 16](https://daily.dev/posts/uk-unveils-sweeping-social-media-ban-for-users-under-16-55vy6zaur) · TechCrunch · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/uk-parents-warned-over-ai-child-abuse-imagery-risk-zgg2lvqrv)