Canadian Centre for Child Protection

Ofcom Launches Investigation Into Telegram Over CSAM Failure

Ofcom has launched an investigation into Telegram to determine whether the messaging platform is failing to prevent the sharing of child sexual abuse material (CSAM), potentially breaching the UK's Online Safety Act. The regulator received evidence from the Canadian Centre for Child Protection, while research identified 150 channels globally sharing AI-generated deepfake nudes and 24,671 users in Italy and Spain sharing non-consensual intimate images including CSAM.