Rising number of UK children report seeing explicit deepfakes of themselves

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1. Sat, 8 August 2026

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   • The Guardian World07:00first to report
     Rising number of UK children report seeing explicit deepfakes of themselves

     Exclusive: anonymous flagging service says cases have surged, as watchdog says AI is making sexualised or ‘nudified’ content easier to produce Children 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,...

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     • aol.co.uk8 Aug, 07:00their copy