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📊 New Snap Research on AI-Generated Sexual Content & Digital Safety Snap's latest research explores how teens, young adults, and parents are interacting with AI-generated sexual content and the challenges of digital safety. Conducted as part of their annual Digital Well-Being Index, the study sheds light on the growing concerns around AI content and its legal implications. Here’s what they found: 📊 AI-Generated Content Exposure: 24% of teens and young adults have encountered sexual AI-generated images or videos. 🧑⚖️ Legal Awareness Gap: 40% of respondents are unclear about the legal obligations of platforms regarding AI-generated sexual content, especially involving minors. 💪 Active Response: 90% took action after encountering inappropriate content, with 54% blocking or deleting it, and 52% discussing it with trusted individuals. 🚨 Reporting Deficit: Only 42% reported problematic content to platforms or helplines. 👩⚖️ Legal Implications: Over 70% recognize the illegality of AI-created fake sexual content and sharing minors' explicit images. 🚸 Privacy Concerns: Some teens feel pressure to engage with AI-manipulated content due to peer behavior, especially teen girls. 👨👩👧👦 Family & Community Involvement: The study emphasizes the need for active involvement from trusted adults to raise awareness and discourage harmful behavior. Snap continues to invest in tools to protect users, including using advanced technologies like PhotoDNA and Google CSAI Match to prevent the spread of illegal AI-generated content. The company also works closely with law enforcement to combat online child exploitation Follow Tech Bytes for latest "tech" news that matters #DigitalSafety #AIContent #PrivacyProtection #SnapResearch #TeenSafety #OnlineHarms #GenerativeAI #PrivacyAwareness #LegalAwareness #ChildSafety #AIethics #TechForGood #Snapchat #OnlineSafety #SaferInternet #DigitalWellBeing #ReportAbuse #PrivacyMatters #TechInnovation

🚨 Disturbing Trend Alert: AI-Generated Child Sexual Imagery on Social Media 🚫👦👧 A new wave of sexualized images of children created by AI is flooding social media platforms like Instagram and TikTok, and it's time we take urgent action! 🆘⚠️ @Meta, the parent company of @Facebook and @Instagram, seems to be struggling to combat this alarming content even as it rushes to integrate AI into its products. 🤖😓 Expert Insights: 🎙️ Dr. Sarah Thompson, AI Ethicist: "The ease with which AI can generate sexualized images of children is alarming. They normalize the sexualization of minors and provide a gateway for predators." 🎙️ Fallon McNulty, Director of @NCMEC_Official's CyberTipline: "These AI-generated images are trained on real photos of children, and the commentary surrounding them is far from innocent. Social media platforms must take swift action." Thought-Provoking Questions: How can social media companies effectively detect and remove this content at scale? 🤔🔍 What legal and ethical frameworks are needed to regulate AI-generated content involving minors? ⚖️🧑⚖️ How can we foster responsibility and accountability among AI developers to prevent harmful content creation? 🙋♂️🙋♀️ We must prioritize the safety and well-being of children above all else! 🙏✨ It's crucial for tech companies, policymakers, and child protection organizations to collaborate and develop comprehensive strategies. 🤝💪 Let's challenge the normalization of child sexualization and promote healthy online behaviors. Together, we can create a safer digital world for our children! 🌍❤️ Read the full article on LinkedIn (link in bio) and join the conversation! 📝💬 #AIEthics #ChildSafety #SocialMediaResponsibility #ContentModeration #TechAccountability #ProtectOurChildren #SaferInternetForAll https://lnkd.in/em9j8zR8

MakeLoveNotPorn Academy: https://lnkd.in/e3jbrak6 won't just aggregate the best of the world's sex education content - we'll provide resources and education to tackle the cutting edge of the issues facing your children that you couldn't have imagined even a year ago. THIS IS WHY. Please invest in our WeFunder here, urgently: https://lnkd.in/eVmzz5Y2 'Predators are using artificial intelligence apps to “n*dify” children using regular family photographs taken from social media, while a fifth of schools have reported that pupils as young as eight are accessing nude content online. ... Head teachers and school leaders have said that they are unable to keep up with the technology and are now regularly dealing with deepfake images depicting children in sexualised settings. ... One head teacher said: “I have seen first-hand the impact on our female students of being sent deepfake n*des derived from their social media profiles.” Another said: “AI is moving faster than schools can keep up.” 21% of British schools found that pupils as young as eight had possessed, shared or requested n*de content online. .... One in ten schools told Qoria they found nude content being shared between pupils every week. However, parents often adopted a “not my child” mindset and believed it could not happen to them. ... Yasmin London, of Qoria, said: “We are witnessing a worrying trend where very young children are engaging in the sharing of explicit content. This is not just a challenge for the school community but for society as a whole. AI is providing new tools that make creating and sharing explicit content easier, so it’s essential that our approach to digital education and student safety evolves to meet these emerging risks.”' The Times Geraldine Scott https://lnkd.in/erYYBumj

#Snapchat has published some updates concerning the extra measures they take on preventing #online sextortion as well as #child sexual exploitation and abuse imagery. While many of those abuses are done with the support of AI tools, as proposed by Snapchat, #AI seems also to be the preferred technology for different tools they deployed to support their safety agenda (eg. identify illegal images). Now, something quite interesting is also this #announcement: “This year we also launched our inaugural Snap #Council for #Digital Well-Being, a #group of 18 #teens from across the U.S., selected to participate in a year-long pilot program championing safer online habits and practices in their schools and communities. (…) This is in addition to Snap’s Safety #Advisory #Board, consisting of 16 professionals and three #youth #advocates, who provide direct guidance and direction to Snap on safety matters.” This is a practice quite interesting to follow, of course might seem still small compared to the global community that is using this online platform, but it is also a practice that we have been advocating for in the past few years. https://lnkd.in/dvEcM-wz

New "Technology" post from THE HILL: AI-generated child pornography threatens to overwhelm reporting system: Research Child pornography generated by artificial intelligence (AI) could overwhelm an already inundated reporting system for online child sexual abuse material, a new report from the Stanford Internet Observatory found.  The CyberTipline, which is run by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), processes and shares reports of child sexual abuse material with relevant law enforcement for further investigation.  Open-source generative AI models that can be retrained to produce the material “threaten to flood the CyberTipline and downstream law enforcement with millions of new images,” according to the report.  “One million unique images reported due to the AI generation of [child sexual abuse material] would be unmanageable with NCMEC’s current technology and procedures,” the report said.  “With the capability for individuals to use AI models to create [child sexual abuse material], there is concern that reports of such content—potentially indistinguishable from real photos of children—may divert law enforcement’s attention away from actual children in need of rescue,” it added.  Several constraints already exist on the reporting system. Only about 5 percent to 8 percent of reports to the CyberTipline result in arrests in the U.S., according to Monday’s report.  Online platforms, which are required by law to report child sexual abuse material to the CyberTipline, often fail to complete key sections in their reports.  The NCMEC also struggles to implement technological improvements and maintain staff, who are often poached by industry trust and safety teams.  The nonprofit, which was established by Congress in the 1980s, has also run into legal constraints since it has been deemed a governmental entity by the courts in recent years, the report noted.  Fourth Amendment restrictions on warrantless searches now limit the NCMEC’s ability to view files that the platforms have not previously viewed, preventing it from vetting files and causing law enforcement to waste time investigating non-actionable reports.  The report recommended that tech companies invest in child safety staffing and implementing the NCMEC's reporting API to help ensure more effective tips. It also suggested that Congress increase the NCMEC’s budget so it can offer competitive salaries and invest in technical infrastructure. https://bit.ly/3JwLfkE

WARNING: This story includes graphic details about child sexual abuse images. Reader discretion is advised. What kind of human being designs an app which allows a user to create AI generated sexual images of exploited children? What kind of person stands back and exudes pride in the creation of such an environment? Most moral people on this planet know the answer to those questions! Those in society who may well argue child depicted AI generated images are a victimless crime, fail to see the long term effects AI will have on real child abuse. It is my opinion these AI websites and apps will push offenders into a much higher level of addiction. The proliferation and ease of access of these abhorrent images generated by AI will push offenders toward a more aggressive desire for content. As such, I am in grave fear for the real children on our planet who will suffer at the hands of criminals who have been fed unlimited AI content of the most depraved nature. Big Tech and Legislators failed to act when social media was thrown out into the world. It still remains unregulated and a law unto itself. Now it seems we are following the same path with AI. In 2004, Mark Zuckerberg stood back, basking in his own brilliance after the launch of 'The Facebook'. Twenty years later, at the recent Senate Hearing into Online Child Harm, he made the astonishing claim that he believed his networks do not have an impact on mental health. That utter indifference and blatant ignorance remains the mode of practice for Big Tech and the creators of such online environments. We cannot and must not allow the creators of AI to build with that same level of ignorance. AI must be regulated and addressed at a government level. Big Tech can no longer be trusted to do it themselves. Enough is Enough! #EnoughisEnough #EthicalDesign #SafetybyDesign #NoMore

🔥 6 Things We Learned About Opportunities and Blockers in Sex-Tech Innovation 🔥 Yesterday at Decoding the Future of Women #d3coding2024 was fruitful, insight-packed, and a little bit spicy. Here’s 6 hot takes from our “Where tech innovates sexual taboos fall” panel: 📈 PRs Are Your Friend: Journalists are doing their bit to keep sexual health firmly on the agenda, while social media platforms remain burdened by censorship. 💰 Finance Sector Lag: The financial sector hasn’t caught up with public attitudes, often banning sexual health, sex toy and sex affiliated brands from accessing services. Anyone up for filling the gap?  🚀 Boundary-Pushing Innovation: We need to explore new ways to integrate sexual health into broader health solutions. The sex, disability, and aging spaces are bursting with opportunity! 🍏 Apple vs. Google: Apple is more sex-positive than Google. Google Pay/Android present more hurdles to getting on the app store, complicating access and transactions. 📜 Legislative Hurdles: Laws like FOSTA-SESTA and the UK’s Online Safety Bill add to the complexity, making it harder to share and access information freely on social media. 🌶 Did you know: The Mandrake has a kink concierge service for the discerning, sexually explorative traveler. Date night? THANKS for the invite FemTech Lab Emma Rees & sharing the moment Emilie L. Sophie Cohen 🖤 Julia Margo Samantha Marshall #Wellness #SexualHealth #Innovation

The collaborative efforts of the University of Tasmania, Lucy Faithfull Foundation, Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) and Aylo demonstrate the value of cooperation for achieving positive outcomes. Through this endeavor, there emerges a promising opportunity to proactively prevent potential offenders from committing harmful acts online, thereby significantly mitigating online harm. #onlineharm #preventoffending #crimestoppersinternational