The U.S. Department of Justice defines CSAM, or child pornography, as any sexually explicit images or videos involving a minor (children and teens under 18 years old).

In the United States, child pornography is illegal under federal law and in all states and is punishable by up to life imprisonment and fines of up to $250,000.

Learn about the impact that seeing altered images and videos can have on young people and find out how to support them.

Our work specifically relates to images and videos showing child sexual abuse online. Here are useful links if you need help with something else.

Feb 11, 2025 · The Supreme Court has implicitly concluded that computer-generated pornographic images that are based on images of real children are illegal.

Child pornography is illegal in most countries, but there is substantial variation in definitions, categories, penalties, and interpretations of laws.

Feb 14, 2025 · Speaking to eNCA following the arrest of a Midrand couple accused of possessing and distributing at least 10 million child sexual abuse videos and images, Ephraim Tlhako from …

Apr 2, 2025 · Europol has shut down one of the largest dark web pedophile networks in the world, prompting dozens of arrests worldwide and threatening that more are to follow. Launched in …

The images were made by children or teenagers photographing or filming each other or as selfies, without adults present or coercing, by unwittingly imitating adult pornographic or nude images …

There are many reasons why someone might seek out sexualized images of children. This content is called child sexual abuse material (CSAM), and it was once referred to as child …