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id: "csam"
kind: "glossary-term"
title: "CSAM"
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category: "Security and abuse"
updated: "2026-10-04T14:01:23Z"
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# CSAM

child sexual abuse material

Images or videos showing the sexual abuse of children. It is illegal almost everywhere and is one of the few kinds of website content that registries and registrars commonly act on directly. Reports usually come from specialist hotlines, such as the IWF, or from the police.

## related terms

- [IWF](https://tldlog.com/glossary/iwf/)
- [website content abuse](https://tldlog.com/glossary/content-abuse/)
- [Framework to Address Abuse](https://tldlog.com/glossary/framework-to-address-abuse/)
- [takedown](https://tldlog.com/glossary/takedown/)