US, Australia to Combat Online Child Exploitation Worldwide

Canberra and Washington have taken another joint step forward to combat online child sexual exploitation. Australian Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus and U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas have convened the inaugural meeting of a joint council on tackling the issue. “Online child sexual exploitation and abuse is increasingly prevalent, commodified, and worsened by the speed, scale, and scope of digital technologies. New and emerging technologies, like generative artificial intelligence (AI), have further exacerbated risk of harm to youth, but also provide opportunities to tackle the threat,” reads a joint statement. “The United States and Australia are steadfast in combatting all forms of child exploitation and abuse.”...