‘A crisis’: Self-generated imagery makes up quarter of child sex-abuse material reported

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Online forums have been found to be the dominant distribution channel for the illegal material, Photograph: iStock Self-generated content was the most prevalent form of child sex-abuse material (CSAM) in Ireland, accounting for a quarter of cases reported last year, the State’s internet watchdog has said. The term “self-generated CSAM” indicates when material is most likely to have been created by the child depicted, such as photographs sent voluntarily or due to coercion. Data published by hotline.ie, the Irish Internet Hotline, on Wednesday points to a “self-generated content crisis”, with a 116 per cent increase in such material during 2024....