Data That Drives Change: IWF 2024 Annual Data & Insights Report

READ 2024 REPORT REPORT ONLINE CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE

IWF work to eliminate child sexual abuse imagery online, preventing the ongoing victimisation of those abused in childhood and making the internet safer for all.

Report suspected child sexual abuse images or videos here.

Find out why we use the term ‘child sexual abuse’ instead of ‘child pornography’.

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Child sexual abuse material vs ‘child porn’: why language matters

Child sexual abuse material vs ‘child porn’: why language matters

There is No Such Thing as ‘child pornography’.

1 July 2025 Blog
Professionals working with children given ‘vital guidance’ to tackle threat of AI-generated child sexual abuse material

Professionals working with children given ‘vital guidance’ to tackle threat of AI-generated child sexual abuse material

New aid created by the NCA and IWF raises awareness of the risks to children caused by the ‘weaponised’ technology.

27 June 2025 News
Elliptic joins IWF to prevent the financing of child exploitation through cryptocurrencies and blockchain infrastructure

Elliptic joins IWF to prevent the financing of child exploitation through cryptocurrencies and blockchain infrastructure

Partnership will strengthen efforts to stop criminals profiting from the sale of child sexual abuse imagery

11 June 2025 News
IWF joins with partners to transform the global response for victims and survivors of online child sexual abuse

IWF joins with partners to transform the global response for victims and survivors of online child sexual abuse

The Internet Watch Foundation has joined with a consortium of partners to develop the Artemis Survivor Hub (ASH) – a revolutionary, victim-focused response to online child sexual exploitation.

11 June 2025 News
Internet Watch Foundation seeks ‘resilient’ candidates for unique leadership role

Internet Watch Foundation seeks ‘resilient’ candidates for unique leadership role

New job role identified as ‘pivotal’ in Cambridgeshire charity’s mission to tackle child sexual abuse material online among growing threats such as AI generated imagery.

6 June 2025 Blog
EU countries urged to have ‘courage’ and push for better laws to protect children at IWF’s Annual Report launch in Brussels

EU countries urged to have ‘courage’ and push for better laws to protect children at IWF’s Annual Report launch in Brussels

Expert speakers highlighted the need for an EU-wide framework for detecting, reporting and removing child sexual abuse material from the internet

29 May 2025 News
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Our Think Before You Share campaign aims to help young people understand the harm of sharing explicit images and videos of themselves, and others, and encourage parents and educators to start timely conversations with children and young people. 

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