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Internet Watch Foundation 2022 Annual Report

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We work to stop the repeated victimisation of people abused in childhood and make the internet a safer place, by identifying & removing global online child sexual abuse imagery.


Report suspected online child sexual abuse images or videos here. 

Watch our 2022 Annual Report Snapshot

Read the full report here. 

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Safeguarding the unsung heroes: Fostering staff welfare across the organisation

Safeguarding the unsung heroes: Fostering staff welfare across the organisation

This World Mental Health Day we review our welfare system, designed to protect the mental wellbeing of our staff.

10 October 2023 Blog
‘Vital’ child protection work sees top honour for IWF’s Susie Hargreaves

‘Vital’ child protection work sees top honour for IWF’s Susie Hargreaves

The NSPCC has made Ms Hargreaves an honorary member of the NSPCC council

5 October 2023 News
OnlyFans in ‘groundbreaking’ partnership with Internet Watch Foundation

OnlyFans in ‘groundbreaking’ partnership with Internet Watch Foundation

OnlyFans in ‘groundbreaking’ partnership with Internet Watch Foundation

4 October 2023 News
France fifth worst for hosting child sexual abuse content in EU, as criminals target French servers

France fifth worst for hosting child sexual abuse content in EU, as criminals target French servers

The Internet Watch Foundation says criminal gangs are finding ‘safe havens’ to harbour abuse imagery in EU countries.

22 September 2023 News
What next for online safety laws? New podcast episode from the IWF

What next for online safety laws? New podcast episode from the IWF

As the Online Safety Bill becomes the Online Safety Act, the Internet Watch Foundation looks at what is next.

20 September 2023 Blog
IWF and EU partners march in Brussels to demand action on vital child sexual abuse regulation

IWF and EU partners march in Brussels to demand action on vital child sexual abuse regulation

A Europe-wide coalition of survivors, young people and child protection organisations took to the streets in hazmat suits calling on EU leaders to ‘clean up the internet’

19 September 2023 News
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The IWF in 2022

375,230 Reports assessed by our team
255,588 Reports confirmed to show child sexual abuse
51369 Number of Category A (the most severe) reports in 2022
137%
Rise in imagery featuring boys compared to previous year

See more of the data and trends from 2022 in our Annual Report. 

IntelliGrade: Ground-breaking new tech from IWF

IntelliGrade from IWF.

IntelliGrade, from the Internet Watch Foundation, is helping companies and law enforcement bodies to fight back against criminals who trade, store and upload images and videos showing the sexual abuse of children. 

It's is a powerful new tool that enables our analysts to accurately grade child sexual abuse images and videos, and create hashes (digital fingerprints) that are compatible with child sexual abuse laws and classifications in the UK, US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the Interpol Baseline standard.

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