IWF News
IWF publishes international briefing
26 July 2010: IWF experience, tactical suggestions and wider considerations on combating online child sexual abuse content at national and international levels
New industry Trustee elected to IWF Board
19 May 2010: The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) is delighted to welcome Jonny Shipp, Head of Strategy & Implementation for Digital Confidence at Telefónica Europe, as an industry member of its Board of Trustees.
IWF reveals commercial core of child sexual abuse ‘brands’ on the internet
13 May 2010: The UK’s Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) today published its Annual Report 2009 reporting continued success at tackling criminal online content in the UK but revealing the existence of at least 450 distinct criminal ‘brands’ selling images and videos of the sexual abuse of children, worldwide.
Elitecore Technologies joins IWF to help fight child sexual abuse images
9 April 2010: Elitecore Technologies, a provider of security solutions , has become a member of the Internet Watch Foundation, the UK self-regulatory Hotline for combating criminal online content primarily child sexual abuse images hosted around the world.
Extension to IWF Hotline service
6 April 2010: In June 2009 the Ministry of Justice asked us to extend our national Hotline to enable the public to report online non-photographic visual depictions of the sexual abuse of children, covered by Sections 62 to 69 of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009. Following consultation with our Funding Council of industry members, in October 2009 the IWF Board informed government of our agreement to fulfil this role from 6 April 2010.
UK internet safety campaign 'Click Clever, Click Safe' launched
9 February 2010: To coincide with Safer Internet Day, the UK Council for Child Internet Safety (UKCCIS) has launched its new public awareness campaign: ‘Click Clever, Click Safe’. The campaign highlights a new online green cross code: ‘Zip it, Block it, Flag it’ to help parents, children and young people understand the behaviours that will enable them to enjoy the internet safely.
Facebook joins Internet Watch Foundation
9 February 2010: Facebook announced on Safer Internet Day that it has become a member of the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF), the independent self-regulatory body funded by the EU and the wider online industry to combat illegal online content.
UK joins global partners to celebrate Safer Internet Day 2010
9 February 2010: The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF), the UK’s hotline for combating child sexual abuse content on the internet, joins its Safer Internet partners today to mark the 7th international Safer Internet Day.
IWF welcomes two new Independent Board Members
14 January 2010: 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.
