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Network for the Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse

webguy — Tue, 26 Aug 2025 03:56:13 +0000

Network for the Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse

The European Commission has established the Network for the Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse; an official expert group aimed at combating child sexual abuse and exploitation both online and offline.

Originally published on: August 25, 2025
Written by: The Network E.U.

Introduction

The “Network for the Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse,” launched as part of the EU’s broader Strategy for a more effective fight against child sexual abuse, serves as a collaborative hub bringing together researchers, practitioners, the Commission, and Member States to enhance prevention efforts. Its core objectives include facilitating the exchange of best practices, guiding research priorities, and supporting the implementation of EU legislation, programs, and policies aimed at reducing both the incidence of child sexual abuse and the risk of re-offending. As a key initiative under the EU’s internal security strategy, the Network underscores the EU’s commitment to making prevention a central pillar in combating child sexual abuse.

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Making the Economic Case for Investing in Primary Prevention Approaches

webguy — Sat, 02 Aug 2025 08:27:00 +0000

Making the Economic Case for Investing in Primary Prevention Approaches

Highlights a key barrier to sustained investment in violence prevention—the lack of robust economic evidence, especially for primary prevention strategies. In the absence of such data, prevention efforts may be wrongly perceived as optional rather than essential public health measures.

Originally published on: July 18, 2025
Written by: Ashleigh Klein-Jimenez

Introduction

For decades, sexual violence prevention practitioners have been calling for greater investment in preventing child sexual abuse. They’ve emphasized the importance of stopping harm before it happens, of supporting families and communities, and of changing the conditions that allow abuse to persist. Yet, one of the most persistent challenges facing preventionists is the lack of economic evidence to show that prevention is not only effective but it’s also worth the cost.

A new article, Economic Evaluation of Prevention Interventions for Child Sexual Exploitation or Child Sexual Abuse: A Systematic Review, aims to change that. Published in 2024, the review synthesizes available research on the cost-effectiveness of prevention interventions and makes a clear call for more attention to the financial value of investing in prevention especially at the community level.

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AI-Generated Child Sexual Abuse Material

webguy — Tue, 03 Jun 2025 08:34:08 +0000

AI-Generated Child Sexual Abuse Material

Insights from educators, platforms, law enforcement, legislators, and victims.

Originally published on: May 29, 2025
Written by: Shelby Grossman, Riana Pfefferkorn, Sunny Liu

Introduction

AI-generated child sexual abuse material (CSAM) carries unique harms. When generated from a photo of a clothed person, it can damage that person’s reputation and cause serious distress. When based on existing CSAM, it risks re-traumatizing victims. Even AI CSAM that seems purely synthetic may come from a model that was trained on real abusive material. Many experts also warn that viewing AI CSAM can normalize child abuse and increase the risk of contact abuse. There is the added risk that law enforcement may mistake AI CSAM for content involving a real, unidentified victim, leading to wasted time and resources spent trying to locate a child who does not exist.

In this report we aim to understand how educators, platform staff, law enforcement officers, U.S. legislators, and victims are thinking about and responding to AI CSAM. We interviewed 52 people, analyzed documents from four public school districts, and coded state legislation.

Our main findings are that while the prevalence of student-on-student nudify app use in schools is unclear, schools are generally not addressing the risks of nudify apps with students, and some schools that have had a nudify incident have made missteps in their response. We additionally find that mainstream platforms report the CSAM they discover, but, for various reasons, without systematically trying to discern and convey whether it is AI-generated in their reports to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children’s (NCMEC) CyberTipline. This means the task of identifying AI-generated material falls to NCMEC and law enforcement. However, frontline platform staff believe the prevalence of AI CSAM on their platforms remains low. Finally, we find that legal risk is hindering CSAM red teaming efforts for mainstream AI model-building companies.

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