Reports of computer-generated child sexual abuse material rose 325% last year

Irish Internet Hotline says child sexual abuse material 'is being hidden' and 'children are increasingly being commodified for payment'.

The number of reports of computer-generated child sexual abuse material made to the Irish Internet Hotline rose 325% last year, as it warned the content was increasingly shifting behind paywalled or closed-access platforms.

The sheer scale of the illegal content online “now exceeds what reactive removal alone can address”, the group has warned.