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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
AI chatbots and child sexual abuse: a wake-up call for urgent safeguards

AI chatbots and child sexual abuse: a wake-up call for urgent safeguards

Our analysts uncovered criminal material on a platform hosting multiple chatbot “characters” designed to let users simulate sexual scenarios with child avatars.

22 September 2025 Blog
No Loopholes: New Development Shows the EU Must Close the AI Gap through the Recast CSA Directive

No Loopholes: New Development Shows the EU Must Close the AI Gap through the Recast CSA Directive

A disturbing new development highlights exactly why comprehensive legislation cannot wait.

22 September 2025 Blog
IWF calls for Council to agree to Danish compromise on the Child Sexual Abuse Regulation before the temporary derogation expires

IWF calls for Council to agree to Danish compromise on the Child Sexual Abuse Regulation before the temporary derogation expires

The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) is urging the Council of the European Union to agree to the Danish compromise on the proposed Regulation to combat the spread of child sexual abuse (CSAR).

11 September 2025 Blog
Move for a Safer Internet returns for its third year: A Cyber-Led Sporting Challenge

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

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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