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Polish ministry warns AI image generators enable deepfake extortion of minors
Poland's Ministry of Digital Affairs warns that AI image generators such as Grok can turn school photos into deepfake material used to extort minors, as the country's teenagers report high rates of cyberbullying and sexual cyberaggression.
Poland's Ministry of Digital Affairs (Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji) published the report Black Book of young victims of digital platforms in Poland on November 12, 2026, warning that AI image generators such as Grok can turn an ordinary school photo into deepfake material used to extort minors.
Key findings from the report
- 39 percent of Polish teenagers report experiencing cyberbullying such as insults, ridicule, humiliation or extortion
- 45.5 percent of surveyed 14 to 18 year olds experienced sexual cyberaggression in the past year, and 10.6 percent were threatened with disclosure of intimate material
- An ordinary school photo can be turned into deepfake material by image generators such as Grok and then used for extortion, according to the report
- 63 percent of teenagers say they do not understand what a deepfake is, even though 70 percent report using AI tools
- About 760,000 children aged 7 to 12 use TikTok and about 290,000 use Instagram in Poland, despite the platforms' minimum age of 13
- In the first half of 2026, 76 percent of abuse reports monitored by NASK went unaddressed or were rejected by platforms, and platform X rejected about 79 percent of reported violations
What it means for people building with AI
The report is notable because it is an official government document that names a specific AI tool, Grok, as a way ordinary photos can be converted into material used to extort minors. For people building with AI image generators, it is a sign that regulators are watching how these tools can be misused against children, and that platform responses to abuse reports, such as those monitored by NASK, are becoming part of the public record.
Next steps
The report arrives as a Digital Services Act implementing law awaits the signature of the Polish President, who must sign it by Friday, November 13, 2026.
Sources
- Czarna ksiega mlodych ofiar platform cyfrowych w Polsce (Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji, November 12, 2026, official)
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