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🇬🇧 Guardian
National & Local

Meta’s AI sending ‘junk’ tips to DoJ, US child abuse investigators say

US child abuse investigators criticize Meta's AI for providing ineffective reports that complicate their investigations.

Feb 25 • 12:00 UTC
🇬🇧 Guardian
National & Local

Macron defends EU AI rules and vows crackdown on child ‘digital abuse’

French President Emmanuel Macron has defended Europe's AI regulations, emphasizing the need for stronger protections against child exploitation in digital spaces.

Feb 19 • 08:26 UTC
🇸🇪 Aftonbladet
National & Local

The Police Want to Use AI to Save Children from Abuse

Swedish police are exploring the use of AI technology to enhance their efforts in combating child sexual abuse amid rising cases and limited resources.

Feb 19 • 06:25 UTC
🇧🇷 Folha (PT)
National & Local

Spain orders investigation of X, Meta, and TikTok for disseminating AI-generated child sexual abuse material

Spain has ordered an investigation into social media platforms X, Meta, and TikTok for allegedly spreading AI-generated child sexual abuse material amidst increasing scrutiny of big tech in Europe.

Feb 17 • 14:08 UTC
🇳🇴 Aftenposten
National & Local

Spain to investigate X, Meta, and TikTok for AI-generated child abuse material

Spain is launching an investigation into social media platforms X, Meta, and TikTok for allegedly spreading AI-generated child abuse material.

Feb 17 • 13:50 UTC
🇳🇴 Aftenposten
National & Local

Spain will investigate X, Meta, and TikTok for AI-generated abuse material

Spain is launching an investigation into social media platforms X, Meta, and TikTok over allegations of distributing AI-generated abusive material targeting children.

Feb 17 • 13:50 UTC
🇨🇿 Aktuálně.cz
Crime & Justice

The artificial intelligence of tech giants is abusing children. EU countries will investigate

Spain will investigate American social networks X, Meta, and Chinese TikTok over AI-generated images of child sexual abuse, while Ireland launches an investigation into the AI chatbot Grok for producing sexualized content.

Feb 17 • 13:45 UTC
🇲🇽 Milenio (ES)
National & Local

Spain will investigate X, Meta, and TikTok for the generation of child pornography with AI

The Spanish government has ordered an investigation into social media platforms X, Meta, and TikTok for allegedly disseminating AI-generated child sexual abuse material.

Feb 17 • 13:28 UTC
🇬🇷 To Vima
National & Local

Sánchez against X, Meta, TikTok: 'No more immunity' for child abuse with AI - Calls for investigation

The Spanish government has requested an investigation into social media platforms X, Meta, and TikTok for allegedly disseminating AI-generated images of child sexual abuse, as announced by Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez.

Feb 17 • 10:19 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Spain will investigate X, Meta, and TikTok for AI-generated child sexual abuse material

The Spanish government has announced an investigation into X, Meta, and TikTok for the alleged dissemination of AI-generated child sexual abuse material.

Feb 17 • 07:54 UTC
🇩🇰 DR Nyheder
National & Local

Spain will investigate social media for AI-generated content of child abuse

The Spanish government has called for an investigation into social media platforms for AI-generated content related to child abuse, particularly focusing on X, Meta, and TikTok.

Feb 17 • 07:52 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

VIDEOS: BDP of Wednesday, February 11, 2026

The article reports on various incidents and developments in Brazil and abroad, including a police operation involving money being thrown from a window, a deadly shooting in Canada, a motorcycle accident, traffic safety issues, and the debate surrounding the use of AI for creating images related to child abuse.

Feb 11 • 12:13 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

VIDEOS: Good Morning Rio on Wednesday, February 11, 2026

The article covers various news highlights including a Tesla accident, a police operation against online sexual crimes, concerns about a narrative involving Lula, the use of AI in child abuse image creation, and the adoption of age verification by social networks.

Feb 11 • 11:38 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

VIDEOS: Good Morning PE on Wednesday, February 11, 2026

A report features various news items including child abuse allegations spurred by AI-generated imagery and other local happenings in Brazil.

Feb 11 • 10:52 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Videos from g1 Bahia and TV Bahia - Wednesday, February 11, 2026

A range of stories from Brazil including the use of AI in child abuse reporting, a cold front increasing storm risks, sports updates, and a popular reality show elimination.

Feb 11 • 10:37 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Reports of cyber crimes in Brazil increase in 2025; nearly 90,000 new complaints

Reports of cyber crimes in Brazil surged in 2025, with almost 90,000 new complaints representing a nearly 30% increase from the previous year.

Feb 11 • 00:19 UTC
🇲🇽 Milenio (ES)
National & Local

Imelda Tuñón confirms that the abuse allegations against José Manuel Figueroa are true; she previously claimed they were AI

Imelda Tuñón has retracted her previous statement denying the authenticity of a leaked audio recording that accuses José Manuel Figueroa of sexual abuse, confirming its validity during a recent interview.

Feb 9 • 18:08 UTC
🇸🇪 Dagens Nyheter
World

Millions of children are subjected to AI abuse

A new report by Unicef reveals that at least 1.2 million children across eleven countries have had their images manipulated for fake sexual content using artificial intelligence.

Feb 8 • 10:30 UTC
🇸🇪 Aftonbladet
National & Local

Millions of children are subjected to AI abuse

A UNICEF report reveals that over 1.2 million children in eleven countries have reported their images being manipulated for sexual purposes using generative AI, highlighting a severe and growing problem.

Feb 8 • 08:19 UTC
🇳🇴 NRK
Crime & Justice

Unicef urges countries to criminalize AI-generated abusive material

Unicef calls on countries to criminalize the production of AI-generated material depicting sexual abuse against children, expressing strong concern over increasing instances of AI-generated images that sexualize minors.

Feb 5 • 00:57 UTC
🇭🇷 Index.hr
Crime & Justice

UNICEF's appeal to countries: Criminalize AI content that removes clothing from children

UNICEF has urged nations to criminalize the creation of child sexual abuse material generated by artificial intelligence, highlighting the increasing number of such images that sexualize children.

Feb 4 • 21:04 UTC
🇦🇺 Guardian Australia
Crime & Justice

Condemnation of Elon Musk’s AI chatbot reached ‘tipping point’ after French raid, Australia’s eSafety chief says

Australia's eSafety commissioner asserts that global scrutiny of Elon Musk's X has intensified following a raid in France linked to serious criminal allegations.

Feb 4 • 14:00 UTC
🇩🇪 SZ
Crime & Justice

Sexual Abuse: Your Body Belongs to My AI

A photo of a young woman in a bikini, part of the recently released Epstein files, is circulating on social media, highlighting issues of sexual abuse and digital privacy.

Feb 4 • 13:58 UTC
🇦🇺 ABC News AU
Crime & Justice

French police raid X offices in Paris as Musk ordered to face questions

French police have raided the Paris offices of Elon Musk's social media platform X as part of an investigation into alleged algorithm abuse and fraudulent data extraction, coinciding with Musk being summoned for questions by French prosecutors.

Feb 3 • 11:15 UTC
🇰🇷 Hankyoreh (KR)
Crime & Justice

"Grok, Dress Me in a Bikini" - 3 Million Copies in an Instant... Musk Opens Fire on 'Deepfake Revenge'

A 22-year-old photographer was shocked to find manipulated images of herself in a bikini following Elon Musk's promotion of his AI tool Grok, sparking concerns over deepfake abuse on social media.

Feb 2 • 20:27 UTC
🇨🇿 iRozhlas
Life & Tech

Stripped Photos? Abuse is Very Easy, Warns Expert and Calls for Greater Protection Against AI

An expert warns about the ease of abuse with stripped photos and advocates for increased protection against AI-generated content.

Jan 15 • 05:00 UTC
🇮🇸 Visir
Crime & Justice

The U.S. government defends Musk against child abuse material

The U.S. State Department threatens the UK with sanctions if it takes action against social media platform X for producing sexual AI images of women and children.

Jan 14 • 10:44 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
Crime & Justice

AIMEE WALSH: 'Elon Musk's Grok exposes a dark new way women and girls are being abused online'

AIMEE WALSH discusses how Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok is being misused to facilitate online abuse against women and girls, highlighting a significant gap in legal protections.

Jan 13 • 20:02 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
Crime & Justice

Against Digital Abuse

The article discusses the need for governments to demand that the social media platform X prevent the pornographic manipulation of images through its AI technology.

Jan 13 • 04:30 UTC
🇺🇸 Fox News
National & Local

UK targets Elon Musk’s X with fines and possible ban over Grok deepfake abuse

The British government is considering fines and a potential ban on Elon Musk's platform X due to concerns over AI-generated deepfake abuse related to its chatbot Grok.

Jan 12 • 22:30 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
Crime & Justice

Elon Musk's baby mum Ashley St Clair fumes as fake sexualized photos made by Grok appear

Ashley St Clair, mother of one of Elon Musk's children, expressed outrage over the creation and distribution of fake sexualized images of her as a teenager using Musk's AI chatbot, Grok.

Jan 10 • 13:04 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
Life & Tech

Should AI be banned from social media? Take our poll and have your say

The article discusses whether the use of artificial intelligence that can alter images should be banned from social media, particularly in light of recent misuse involving Elon Musk's Grok AI chatbot.

Jan 9 • 14:57 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
Life & Tech

Grok's digital undressing trend is predictable and puts vulnerable at risk of abuse

Body positivity influencer Alex Light criticizes the misuse of Grok AI for digitally undressing users, particularly vulnerable individuals, describing it as both disturbing and predictable.

Jan 9 • 13:51 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
Crime & Justice

Elon Musk's Grok AI used to create vile child abuse images on dark web says UK watchdog

A UK watchdog has reported that criminals are misusing Elon Musk's Grok AI to generate child sexual abuse images for a dark web forum, leading to a call for stricter regulations.

Jan 8 • 11:58 UTC
🇬🇧 Guardian
Crime & Justice

AI chatbot Grok used to create child sexual abuse imagery, watchdog says

The Internet Watch Foundation reported that criminals are using Elon Musk's Grok chatbot to generate child sexual abuse imagery, raising concerns about its accessibility and potential normalization.

Jan 8 • 06:00 UTC

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