AI‑generated child abuse images and deepfake sextortion are rising so fast that schools and child‑safety groups are warning parents to think twice before posting identifiable photos of children online.

• Where the photos originate: random minors found online (class photos, sports teams, influencers) and children known to the offender (classmates, relatives, kids in their care), Instagram, TikTok, and other platforms. Offenders then run them through “nudify,” “undress,” or face‑swap apps to generate explicit deepfakes, meaning no original nude photo is needed.

• In one AI‑CSAM dataset, girls accounted for around 94% of identified victims, and many deepfakes are generated from typical “selfies” or posed photos shared by teen girls online.

• The UK has become the first to ban AI tools built to create child abuse images and is now pushing a law that forces platforms to remove flagged intimate pictures within 48 hours or face fines of up to 10% of their global revenue.