The Evidence
AI-generated abuse images reported to NCMEC in 2024
Up from 4,700 the year before.
Who It Hurts
It's happening in your child's school
1 in 10 minors know a peer with deepfake nudes created of them
6% are direct victims
Thorn Youth Perspectives Survey 2024How Fast It's Growing
Every metric is accelerating
4,700
NCMEC AI reports 2023
67,000
NCMEC AI reports 2024
AI-generated child sexual abuse material reports
NCMEC CyberTipline34,000
FBI sextortion 2023
55,000
FBI sextortion 2024
Sextortion complaints — 59% increase in one year
FBI IC3 Annual Report13
IWF AI CSAM videos 2024
3,443
IWF AI CSAM videos 2025
AI-generated child abuse videos detected by Internet Watch Foundation — 26,385% increase
Internet Watch Foundation1,900
South Korea cases 2021
23,000+
South Korea cases 2024
Deepfake abuse cases — 53% of world's deepfake pornography originates from South Korea
Human Rights WatchThe Tools
Anyone can create a deepfake in seconds
monthly visitors to nudify websites
September 2023 alone
deepfake generator tools publicly available
For free download
downloads of deepfake tools since 2022
44% growth in 2023 alone
The Response
46 of 50 states have acted
Green = deepfake law enacted. Red = no deepfake-specific law.
Documented incidents tracked by NCADA
Deepfake laws enacted across all states
Platform removal deadline — TAKE IT DOWN Act
Sources: NCMEC CyberTipline 2024 Annual Report · FBI IC3 2024 Annual Report · RAND American School Leader Panel (Oct 2024) · Thorn Youth Perspectives Survey (2024) · Center for Democracy & Technology K-12 Survey (2024) · Internet Watch Foundation AI CSAM Report (2025) · Graphika Nudify App Study (Sep 2023) · Oxford Internet Institute (2024) · Human Rights Watch South Korea Report (2024) · European Commission DSA Reports · Sensity AI Research · Platform transparency reports (Meta, Google, Snap, Discord, TikTok, Reddit, X). All statistics reference the most recent publicly available data as of April 2026.