
IWF Annual Report 2021
In 2021, we assessed a webpage every one-and-a-half minutes. Every two minutes, that webpage showed a child being sexually abused.
Read nowIn 2021, we assessed a webpage every one-and-a-half minutes. Every two minutes, that webpage showed a child being sexually abused.
Read nowSince 1996, we’ve helped to remove millions of child sexual abuse images and videos from the internet. Find out more about how we've done this and who we've worked with.
Find out moreSee more of the data and trends from 2021 in our Annual Report.
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.
Susie speaks to Aasmah Mir about the increase in self-generated child sexual abuse online amongst 7-to-10 year olds
Natterhub's Caroline Allams offers practical tips for parents and carers
IWF CEO calls it a social and digital emergency requiring a sustained national prevention effort.
Prof Hany Farid says all online services should adopt idea backed by GCHQ and National Cybersecurity Centre
Speaking exclusively to the IWF as part of its new podcast series, Prof Farid, said children are facing dangers online, and that politicians need to step in to make sure tech companies are incentivised to bring in better child protection measures.
The IWF combines the technical know-how with a deep understanding of the human cost of this awful crime. The organisation's work creates scale and impact to tackle this issue, and Google is proud to work so closely with the IWF.