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AI child sex abuse videos soared more than 26,000% in 2025

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Wednesday, January 21, 2026 12:30 PM
AFA Action

TUPELO, Miss.  According to a recent report from the U.K.-based Internet Watch Foundation (IWF), AI-generated videos illustrating child sexual abuse spiked by more than 26,000 percent in 2025. More than half of the videos reported fell under “category A,” the classification for the most extreme type of abuse. Late last year, AI chatbot Grok was reported to have been generating one nonconsensual sexualized image per minute; California AG Rob Bonta has announced an official inquiry into Grok and its parent company, xAI.

 

AFA Action, the governmental affairs affiliate of the American Family Association, has been on the front lines in the fight to hold Big Tech companies responsible for their failure to protect children.

 

“The explosion of AI-generated child sexual abuse content exposes how dangerously out of control this technology has become,” said AFA Action CEO Walker Wildmon. “When AI ‘tools’ are producing content that exploits children, the failure is not technological; it’s ethical and systemic. Big Tech rushed these products to market without meaningful protections, proving once again that they value speed and profit over responsibility and restraint. AFA Action has been pushing to hold these companies accountable because protecting children must come before corporate profits. If these companies refuse to put effective guardrails in place, it is up to lawmakers and courts to do it for them.”

 

AFA Action is a non-profit 501(c)(4) organization dedicated to advancing biblical family values in society and government by shaping public policy through education and advocacy. The mission of AFA Action is to inform and mobilize individuals to strengthen the biblical foundations of America by persuading individuals with the truth of the Gospel, challenging the lost to repent, promoting societal values that are consistent with Scripture, restraining evil and exposing the works of darkness, motivating people to take a stand on cultural and moral issues, and encouraging Christians to bear witness to the world the love of Jesus Christ. Find AFA Action Alerts here. 

 

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AFA Action is a non-profit 501(c)(4) organization dedicated to advancing biblical, family values in society and government by educating and influencing public policy. AFA Action is also the Governmental Affairs Affiliate of American Family Association.