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Child Protection Group Removes Controversial NudeNet Dataset

10/25/2025

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The Canadian Centre for Child Protection (C3P) announced that the NudeNet dataset contains over 120 images of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and has been removed following their notice.
Since June 2019, NudeNet has been available and cited in more than 250 academic works.
C3P notes ethical concerns because many victims did not consent to distribution, echoing a 2023 Stanford University study that identified similar issues in another dataset.

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Story summary

The Canadian Centre for Child Protection (C3P) announced that the NudeNet dataset contains over 120 images of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and has been removed following their notice.
Since June 2019, NudeNet has been available and cited in more than 250 academic works.
C3P notes ethical concerns because many victims did not consent to distribution, echoing a 2023 Stanford University study that identified similar issues in another dataset.