Internet child exploitation unit articles
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AI could further complicate this crucial tipline for online child exploitation. Here's why
A tipline set up 26 years ago to combat online child exploitation has not lived up to its potential and needs technological and other improvements to help law enforcement go after abusers and rescue victims, a new report from the Stanford Internet Observatory has found. The fixes to what the researchers describe as an “enormously valuable” service must also come urgently as new artificial intelligence technology threatens to worsen its problems. “Almost certainly in the years to come, the...
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Mercer County man sentenced in child sexual exploitation case
A Mercer County man was sentenced in federal court Tuesday after pleading guilty in December to distribution of material depicting the sexual exploitation of minors.
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How the Fort Wayne Police Department fights online child exploitation
One way to keep children safe online is to monitor your child’s cell phone usage, and in particular, who they are talking to online, according to the FWPD.