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The NSPCC says children are at risk online and calls for tech firms to adopt mandatory safeguards to block indecent images.
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00:01Recorded crimes involving indecent images of children have risen by nearly 10% over the past
00:07year, the NSPCC reports. Freedom of information requests to police forces show 36,829 cases were
00:16lodged between April 2024 and March 2025, up from the previous year. The charity says tech companies
00:23must do more to stop nude images being created, shared or viewed on children's devices. Government
00:28plans aim to make such images impossible to produce or access. NSPCC chief Chris Sherwood
00:34called for mandatory measures and action against firms failing to use existing tech to protect
00:39children, highlighting an online safeguarding concern for families.
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