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Huw Edwards’ offences highlight how WhatsApp can be abused by predators sharing criminal imagery of children, IWF warns

Huw Edwards’ offences highlight how WhatsApp can be abused by predators sharing criminal imagery of children, IWF warns

There is still nothing to stop criminals sharing child sexual abuse imagery via WhatsApp, even in the wake of the Huw Edwards scandal, the IWF warned.

20 September 2024 News
IWF urges young people to get help as criminals target younger children in ‘sextortion’ scams

IWF urges young people to get help as criminals target younger children in ‘sextortion’ scams

Younger and younger children are being targeted by online criminals in financially motivated “sextortion” scams, as the IWF urges young people to report offences and get help.

20 September 2024 News
Pinsent Masons' Move for a Safer Internet 2024

Pinsent Masons' Move for a Safer Internet 2024

Teams from across the cyber industry will join multinational law firm Pinsent Masons to raise thousands of pounds in a new campaign aimed at helping the IWF’s “vital” mission to keep the internet safe.

16 September 2024 News
IWF Appoints Interim CEO

IWF Appoints Interim CEO

Mr Ray-Hill will lead the IWF through a period of transition and growth while a national recruitment campaign takes place for the permanent CEO.

11 September 2024 News
‘Exponential increase in cruelty’ as sextortion scams hit younger victims

‘Exponential increase in cruelty’ as sextortion scams hit younger victims

Reports involving sexual extortion are on the rise as criminals become more ‘adept’ at targeting younger children

23 August 2024 News
Meta failing to stop spread of child sexual abuse imagery in wake of Huw Edwards scandal

Meta failing to stop spread of child sexual abuse imagery in wake of Huw Edwards scandal

Child protection groups warn there’s nothing to stop imagery sent to Edwards spreading further on WhatsApp.

16 August 2024 News
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Telegram ignored outreach from child safety watchdogs before CEO's arrest, groups say

Telegram ignored outreach from child safety watchdogs before CEO's arrest, groups say

Telegram’s CEO was arrested in relation to an investigation into an unnamed person involving claims of “complicity” in distributing child sexual abuse material.

28 August 2024 IWF In The News
How can children be protected from online sextortion fraud?

How can children be protected from online sextortion fraud?

Criminals are tricking young people into sending intimate images, then demanding money. Experts explain how to deal with these attacks.

22 August 2024 IWF In The News
How the sending of one photo led an 11-year-old girl to become a victim of physical sex abuse

How the sending of one photo led an 11-year-old girl to become a victim of physical sex abuse

The girl sent a photo to a boy in her class before the image and her phone number were added to all-male online chat groups - she later started disappearing before being abused by "unknown men".

23 July 2024 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
AI-generated images of child sexual abuse uses real victims as reference material

AI-generated images of child sexual abuse uses real victims as reference material

AI used to generate deepfake images of child sexual abuse uses photos of real victims as reference material, a report has found.

22 July 2024 IWF In The News
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