Move for a Safer Internet returns for its third year: A Cyber-Led Sporting Challenge
Pinsent Masons and the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) build on two years of impact and collaboration.
3 September 2025
Blog
Protect your platform from child sexual abuse content with Image Intercept
The Internet Watch Foundation’s powerful new tool for small businesses and startups. Designed to detect and stop known illegal imagery using advanced hash-matching technology, Image Intercept helps eligible companies meet online safety obligations and keep users safe.
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Child sexual extortion cases in the UK soar with warnings ‘ruthless’ criminals are still putting children and young people at risk
Charities warn threat of sexual extortion (or sextortion) against children ‘not diminishing’ as new data show sextortion cases soar 72% in a year
1 September 2025
News
Government must tackle sexual abuse and exploitation of girls ‘head on’ in VAWG Strategy, charities warn
In an urgent letter to the Home Secretary, 10 leading children’s rights groups warn children ‘bear the brunt’ of sexual abuse both on and offline.
24 August 2025
News
New partnership aims to protect children online and advance safer digital advertising
‘Protected by Mediocean’, a leading solution for holistic ad verification has joined the Internet Watch Foundation to strengthen safeguards in the digital media supply chain and help protect children online.
14 August 2025
News
New age assurance requirements: what does this mean for children’s online safety?
Last month the UK Protection of children’s Codes came into force, requiring online platforms to prevent children from encountering harm online.
12 August 2025
Blog
« Les images d’enfants victimes de violences sexuelles générées par l’IA prolongent la souffrance des victimes »
Le directeur de l’Internet Watch Foundation, Derek Ray-Hill, alerte, dans une tribune au « Monde », sur la production d’images pédocriminelles grâce à l’intelligence artificielle et sur la nécessité de les criminaliser.
31 July 2025
IWF In The News
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.
