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UK Child Sextortion Hits Record Highs

💡Urgent call for AI nudity tech amid 34% sextortion surge in UK kids
⚡ 30-Second TL;DR
What Changed
394 blackmail reports from under-18s in 2025
Why It Matters
Pressures tech firms to deploy AI safety tools proactively, may spur regulations on content moderation apps. Highlights rising need for edge AI in child protection.
What To Do Next
Prototype nudity detection with Nudenet library for mobile apps using TensorFlow Lite.
Who should care:Enterprise & Security Teams
Key Points
- •394 blackmail reports from under-18s in 2025
- •34% increase from previous year
- •Call for AI nudity-detection on smartphones
- •Report Remove flags intimate images online
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