Livestreamed child sexual abuse: Scale, detection and how it can be disrupted

Livestreamed child sexual abuse (CSA) poses significant detection challenges due to lack of stored files and encrypted communication channels, with the UK identified as a major demand country. The UK Online Safety Act 2023 grants Ofcom regulatory powers to mandate technologies against CSA in private communications but with procedural limitations, necessitating stronger regulatory and technological responses.

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