IWF News
Save the Date – Safer Internet Day 2010
The 7th edition of Safer Internet Day will be celebrated on 9 February 2010 in more than 60 countries across the world and this year will focus on the theme 'Think before you post'.
Created: Tue, January 26th, 2010 | Last Modified: Tue, January 26th, 2010
IWF welcomes two new Independent Board Members
The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) is delighted to announce two new appointments to its Board. Professor Alisdair Gillespie and Mary MacLeod OBE have been appointed as independent Trustees bringing a wealth of experience and expertise to the IWF Board.
Created: Wed, January 13th, 2010 | Last Modified: Thu, January 14th, 2010
New Chair Elected to IWF Funding Council
Andrew Cormack, Chief Regulatory Adviser, JANET(UK), has been elected as Chair of the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) Funding Council.
Created: Thu, December 17th, 2009 | Last Modified: Thu, December 17th, 2009
UKCCIS Launches the First UK Child Internet Safety Strategy
8 December 2009: 300 delegates from Government, industry, law enforcement and the third sector attended the first annual UK Council for Child Internet Safety (UKCCIS) Summit in London on 8 December 2009 for the launch of the first UK Child Internet Safety Strategy and a Digital Code for internet safety.
Created: Tue, December 8th, 2009 | Last Modified: Wed, December 9th, 2009
Allot Communications joins IWF to help combat online criminal content
Allot Communications Ltd. a provider of IP service optimisation and revenue generation solutions has become a member of the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF), the UK’s internet Hotline for the public and IT professionals to report potentially illegal online content, specifically, child sexual abuse content hosted anywhere in the world and criminally obscene and incitement to racial hatred content hosted in the UK.
Created: Fri, November 20th, 2009 | Last Modified: Mon, November 23rd, 2009
Eradicating child sexual abuse images: beyond rhetoric and borders
IWF submitted a contribution to the UK Internet Governance Forum’s blog on key issues facing the internet governance community.
Created: Thu, November 19th, 2009 | Last Modified: Thu, November 19th, 2009
INHOPE Network marks 10 years in the fight against online illegal content
4 November 2009: The INHOPE network of Internet Hotlines today convened a special session to celebrate its 10th Anniversary in the fight against illegal content on the Internet. INHOPE Hotlines provide the general public with a means to report anonymously suspected illegal content online – primarily child sexual abuse images.
Created: Wed, November 4th, 2009 | Last Modified: Tue, December 8th, 2009
Public reports help remove child sexual abuse images
14 October 2009: The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) is marking its third Awareness Day today (Wednesday 14 October) with the release of new data. More people than ever are using its Hotline to report potentially illegal content on the internet and the UK is leading the way in removing child sexual abuse images.
Created: Fri, October 9th, 2009 | Last Modified: Tue, December 8th, 2009
Bytemobile joins IWF to support fight against illegal web content
Bytemobile, a global provider of mobile internet solutions for wireless network operators, today announced that it has become a member of the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF), joining more than 100 companies from the wider online sector in their battle against illegal content online.
Created: Wed, September 30th, 2009 | Last Modified: Wed, September 30th, 2009
dns joins IWF in fight against criminal online content
Information security company, dns (www.dns.co.uk), has become a member of the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF).
Created: Fri, July 31st, 2009 | Last Modified: Wed, August 5th, 2009
