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Susie Hargreaves OBE to leave IWF after 13 years’ 'distinguished service'

Susie Hargreaves OBE to leave IWF after 13 years’ 'distinguished service'

After 13 successful years at the helm of the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF), Susie Hargreaves OBE is leaving to take up a new opportunity.

26 July 2024 Statement
AI-generated videos of child sexual abuse a ‘stark vision of the future’

AI-generated videos of child sexual abuse a ‘stark vision of the future’

Real victims’ imagery used in highly realistic ‘deepfake’ AI-generated films

22 July 2024 News
The horror and the heartbreak - how one child sexual abuse survivor’s torment will never end thanks to AI

The horror and the heartbreak - how one child sexual abuse survivor’s torment will never end thanks to AI

The right legislative steps could help to lessen the harm

22 July 2024 News
Stability AI joins IWF’s mission to make internet a safer space for children

Stability AI joins IWF’s mission to make internet a safer space for children

Leading AI company partners with Internet Watch Foundation to tackle creation of AI generated child sexual abuse material

8 July 2024 News
IWF sounds alarm for young people and parents as sharing of nudes becomes ‘normalised’ in UK schools

IWF sounds alarm for young people and parents as sharing of nudes becomes ‘normalised’ in UK schools

A new national campaign features suggestive images of fruit, while radio ads feature Cunk on Earth star Diane Morgan.

17 June 2024 News
IWF CEO and Hotline Director win at PIER Excellence in Online Protection Awards

IWF CEO and Hotline Director win at PIER Excellence in Online Protection Awards

IWF Chief Executive Susie Hargreaves OBE and Hotline Director Chris Hughes have respectively won awards for inspirational leadership, and for operational impact.

5 June 2024 News

IWF in the News

AI advances could lead to more child sexual abuse videos, watchdog warns

AI advances could lead to more child sexual abuse videos, watchdog warns

IWF warns of more AI-made child sexual abuse videos as tools behind them get more widespread and easier to use

22 July 2024 IWF In The News
AI being used to generate deepfake child sex abuse images based on real victims, report finds

AI being used to generate deepfake child sex abuse images based on real victims, report finds

The tools used to create the images remain legal in the UK, the Internet Watch Foundation says, even though AI child sexual abuse images are illegal.

22 July 2024 IWF In The News
More AI-generated child sex abuse material is being posted online

More AI-generated child sex abuse material is being posted online

In a review of material posted on the dark web, the Internet Watch Foundation found that deepfakes featuring children were becoming more extreme.

22 July 2024 IWF In The News
Three-year-olds groomed online, charity warns

Three-year-olds groomed online, charity warns

Sexual predators are grooming children under six into performing “disturbing” acts of sexual abuse via phones or webcams a charity has warned.

23 April 2024 IWF In The News
AI image generators giving rise to child sex abuse material - BBC Newsnight

AI image generators giving rise to child sex abuse material - BBC Newsnight

The BBC’s been investigating the rise in child sex abuse material resulting from the rapid proliferation of open-source AI image generators.

17 July 2023 IWF In The News
Charity wants AI summit to address child sexual abuse imagery

Charity wants AI summit to address child sexual abuse imagery

A leading children's charity is calling on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to tackle AI-generated child sexual abuse imagery, when the UK hosts the first global summit on AI safety this autumn.

17 July 2023 IWF In The News

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