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Safehire.ai joins IWF to reinforce digital safeguarding in recruitment

Safehire.ai joins IWF to reinforce digital safeguarding in recruitment

New Member Safehire.ai says the organisation is proud to join the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) as it strengthens a shared mission to protect children from online harm.

28 July 2025 News
Smart Axiata partnership will protect millions from exposure to child sexual abuse images and videos

Smart Axiata partnership will protect millions from exposure to child sexual abuse images and videos

One of the largest telecoms providers in Cambodia is now a partner in our mission to defend children online and remove child sexual abuse material (CSAM) from the internet.

17 July 2025 News
Full feature-length AI films of child sexual abuse will be ‘inevitable’ as synthetic videos make ‘huge leaps’ in sophistication in a year

Full feature-length AI films of child sexual abuse will be ‘inevitable’ as synthetic videos make ‘huge leaps’ in sophistication in a year

New data reveals AI child sexual abuse continues to spread online as criminals create more realistic, and more extreme, imagery.

11 July 2025 News
IWF urges for ‘loophole’ to be closed in proposed EU laws criminalising AI child sexual abuse as synthetic videos make ‘huge leaps’ in sophistication

IWF urges for ‘loophole’ to be closed in proposed EU laws criminalising AI child sexual abuse as synthetic videos make ‘huge leaps’ in sophistication

New data reveals AI child sexual abuse continues to spread online as criminals create more realistic, and more extreme, imagery.

11 July 2025 News
EU Parliament leads the way in tackling AI-generated child sexual abuse material

EU Parliament leads the way in tackling AI-generated child sexual abuse material

EU Parliament champions urgent legal reforms to combat AI-generated child sexual abuse, prioritising survivor protection and closing dangerous loopholes.

8 July 2025 News
IWF working with the adult sector is vital if we’re serious about tackling child sexual abuse imagery online

IWF working with the adult sector is vital if we’re serious about tackling child sexual abuse imagery online

By IWF Interim CEO Derek Ray-Hill.

8 July 2025 Blog

IWF in the News

“AI-generated images of child sexual abuse prolong victims’ suffering”

“AI-generated images of child sexual abuse prolong victims’ suffering”

In an article in Le Monde, the director of the Internet Watch Foundation, Derek Ray-Hill, warned of the production of child sex abuse images using artificial intelligence and the need to criminalize them.

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
Number of AI videos of child sexual abuse increases sharply

Number of AI videos of child sexual abuse increases sharply

Pedophiles are increasingly using artificial intelligence to create recordings of child abuse. Investigators warn that this may be preventing them from stopping real cases of abuse.

11 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
‘Record levels of web pages hosting child sex abuse imagery discovered in 2024’

‘Record levels of web pages hosting child sex abuse imagery discovered in 2024’

The Internet Watch Foundation has announced it will offer a new safety tool to smaller sites for free to help fight online harms.

23 April 2025 IWF In The News

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