A new law will seek to cover a loophole which means that paedophiles who ask children to send them explicit selfies online could face up to two years on prison.
It comes as part of a raft of new measures unveiled by the government today as part of an international crackdown tackling child sexual exploitation.
David Cameron has committed to "shine a light" on the areas of the internet that are exploited by paedophiles.
Investigators will target the so-called 'Dark Net' where people share and store files that are not available through search engines.
There will also be new laws, including making it an offence to request explicit images, regardless of whether the images are actually received.
ITV News UK Editor Rohit Kachroo reports.
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New laws will seek to cover a loophole which can allow online paedophiles to request explicit selfie pictures from children