2026-08-09T21:00:24.717304Z

Rising number of UK children report seeing explicit deepfakes of themselves

www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/aug/08/uk-children-explicit-deepfake-images-ai

the GuardianRising number of UK children report seeing explicit deepfakes of themselvesExclusive: anonymous flagging service says cases have surged, as watchdog says AI is making sexualised or ‘nudified’ content easier to produce

2026-08-09T21:57:52.773335Z

Apocalypteroid@Apocalypteroid@lemmy.world

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I feel like, at this point, everyone should just stop using the internet.

2026-08-09T22:02:33.869041Z

sensualsunset@sensualsunset@lemmy.world

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Replying to @⁨Apocalypteroid@lemmy.world⁩

I agree. If only it were so easy. unfortunately a lot of progressive activism, community building and support networks rely on this damn internet thing (especially more so since 2020). annoying we all have to partake in this 😑

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