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IWF and child protection partners stand up for the rights of child sexual abuse victims and survivors at Brussels stunt

IWF and child protection partners stand up for the rights of child sexual abuse victims and survivors at Brussels stunt

Coalition urges EU leaders to pass vital child sexual abuse laws

13 October 2025 News
Europe in ‘last chance saloon’ as new paper shows child sexual abuse can be blocked before being shared in E2EE services

Europe in ‘last chance saloon’ as new paper shows child sexual abuse can be blocked before being shared in E2EE services

IWF paper sets out how end-to-end encrypted messaging can be protected from child sexual abuse without breaking encryption.

9 October 2025 News
How Upload Prevention Protects Children Online

How Upload Prevention Protects Children Online

Using privacy-preserving technology to stop child sexual abuse material.

9 October 2025 Blog
Government confirms child sexual abuse and exploitation within scope of VAWG strategy after child protection groups’ letter to Home Secretary

Government confirms child sexual abuse and exploitation within scope of VAWG strategy after child protection groups’ letter to Home Secretary

Government says it will take “concrete actions” to protect victims of child sexual abuse and exploitation.

3 October 2025 Blog
Vital partnership enhances ThreatLocker ability to tackle child sexual abuse imagery

Vital partnership enhances ThreatLocker ability to tackle child sexual abuse imagery

As a new Member of the Internet Watch Foundation, Threatlocker reinforces its mission to disrupt cybercrime and support child protection online.

30 September 2025 News
‘Disturbing’ AI-generated child sexual abuse images found on hidden chatbot website that simulates indecent fantasies

‘Disturbing’ AI-generated child sexual abuse images found on hidden chatbot website that simulates indecent fantasies

Internet watchdog says this is the first time it has identified imagery of child sexual abuse linked to AI chatbots.

22 September 2025 News
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IWF in the News

« Les images d’enfants victimes de violences sexuelles générées par l’IA prolongent la souffrance des victimes »

« 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
Major increase in child sexual abuse videos made with AI

Major increase in child sexual abuse videos made with AI

Exclusive data shared with Channel 4 News shows that 1,300 videos have been found globally so far in 2025.

11 July 2025 IWF In The News
Zahl der KI-Videos von sexuellem Kindesmissbrauch nimmt stark zu

Zahl der KI-Videos von sexuellem Kindesmissbrauch nimmt stark zu

Pädokriminelle nutzen zunehmend künstliche Intelligenz, um Aufnahmen von Kindesmissbrauch zu erstellen. Ermittler warnen, dass sie dadurch möglicherweise weniger Fälle von echtem Missbrauch stoppen können.

11 July 2025 IWF In The News
Le signalement de contenus pédopornographiques générés par l'IA "a explosé" depuis début 2025, selon une association

Le signalement de contenus pédopornographiques générés par l'IA "a explosé" depuis début 2025, selon une association

Le nombre de pages web, partout dans le monde et signalées à l'Internet Watch Foundation, montrant des images pédopornographiques générées par l'intelligence artificielle a explosé de 400%.

10 July 2025 IWF In The News
AI puts real child sex victims at risk, experts say

AI puts real child sex victims at risk, experts say

An increase in sophisticated AI-generated images of child abuse could result in police and other agencies chasing "fake" rather than genuine abuse, a charity has said.

18 June 2025 IWF In The News
Warnings issued as rising amount of child sexual abuse material hosted on websites in EU countries

Warnings issued as rising amount of child sexual abuse material hosted on websites in EU countries

A rise in child sex abuse material has been linked to websites hosted in EU countries, according to the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF).

25 April 2025 IWF In The News
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