IWF News
IWF Welcomes CEOP’s Online Safety Programme For 5-7 Year Olds
Children as young as five years old are the focus of a new online safety programme being launched today, Thursday 8th May 2008, by the Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) Centre.
Created: Thu, May 8th, 2008 | Last Modified: Thu, May 8th, 2008
Image Analyser joins Internet Watch Foundation to Combat Illegal Images
Image Analyser joins the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) to contribute to the ongoing battle against illegal content on the Internet.
Created: Tue, May 6th, 2008 | Last Modified: Tue, May 6th, 2008
IWF welcomes CEOP’s 2nd year of success
2nd year results from the Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) Centre – the UK’s dedicated organisation for tackling the sexual abuse of children – shows the battle against child sex offenders continues to gathers pace.
Created: Mon, April 21st, 2008 | Last Modified: Mon, April 21st, 2008
IWF Annual Report highlights persistent core of child sexual abuse websites
The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) Annual Report, published 17 April 2008, reveals new intelligence regarding the scale of publicly available child sexual abuse websites known to the IWF. Whilst it is very rare to trace these websites to the UK, the IWF has identified a core of 2755 websites hosted abroad during 2007; this total number has remained relatively static for three years and represents a concrete target which can be tackled through international partnerships.
Created: Thu, April 17th, 2008 | Last Modified: Fri, April 18th, 2008
INHOPE announces new Secretary General
INHOPE, the International Association of Internet Hotlines has welcomed Birgit Roth as the new Secretary General.
Created: Thu, April 3rd, 2008 | Last Modified: Thu, April 3rd, 2008
IWF ISPA Award Winner Announced
The 2008 IWF Board award for most significant contribution to combating illegal content on the internet has been awarded to Richard Swetenham, Head of the European Commission eContent and Safer Internet Unit.
Created: Mon, March 17th, 2008 | Last Modified: Tue, May 6th, 2008
Internet Watch Foundation marks Safer Internet Day 2008
The Internet Watch Foundation joins organisations from 55 countries across the world in marking the fifth international Safer Internet Day.
Created: Tue, February 12th, 2008 | Last Modified: Mon, March 17th, 2008
International Youth Advisory Congress Launches on Safer Internet Day
July 2008 sees the first ever International Youth Advisory Congress (IYAC) as up to 200 young people and children from all around the world come together in London to meet with international representatives from governments, police, child protection communities and the online and mobile industries.
Created: Tue, February 12th, 2008 | Last Modified: Fri, February 15th, 2008
IWF Conclude Tenth Anniversary Road Show Campaign
The IWF completed its Tenth Anniversary Road Show campaign with conferences in Edinburgh, Belfast and Cardiff during October and November, 2007. The events were a great success with nearly 500 delegates registering to attend, representing industry, child protection, education, law enforcement, IT professions, central and local Government and charities.
Created: Fri, December 21st, 2007 | Last Modified: Fri, December 21st, 2007
IWF welcomes success of CEOP Most Wanted website
Nine of the UK’s highest risk child sex offenders, missing for a combined total of over 20 years, have been located in the last 12 months as a direct result of the ‘Most Wanted’ website run by the Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) Centre.
Created: Fri, November 16th, 2007 | Last Modified: Fri, November 16th, 2007
