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Kenyan reporting portal to play 'huge role' in improving global internet safety

Kenyan reporting portal to play 'huge role' in improving global internet safety

"Child online protection is a shared responsibility"

27 January 2021 News
The IWF welcomes new Government strategy to tackle child sexual abuse

The IWF welcomes new Government strategy to tackle child sexual abuse

“It is important that we not only look at the online element of these crimes but the impact that it also has on communities"

22 January 2021 News
‘Grave threat’ to children from predatory internet groomers as online child sexual abuse material soars to record levels

‘Grave threat’ to children from predatory internet groomers as online child sexual abuse material soars to record levels

A record number of reports of online child sexual abuse have been processed by the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF).

12 January 2021 News
How sick predators are forcing kids into recording their own sex abuse videos while their parents sit downstairs unaware

How sick predators are forcing kids into recording their own sex abuse videos while their parents sit downstairs unaware

Internet Watch Foundation in The Sun | IWF in the News

12 January 2021 IWF In The News
IWF applauds tech companies' commitment to continue scanning for child sexual abuse material despite new EU ePrivacy rules

IWF applauds tech companies' commitment to continue scanning for child sexual abuse material despite new EU ePrivacy rules

“Anything which weakens protections for children is unacceptable. Christmas is supposed to be a time where we look out for the youngest and most vulnerable. It is not the time to give predators a free pass to share videos of abuse and rape"

21 December 2020 Statement
New Online Harms measures welcomed as IWF insists children's welfare must always come first

New Online Harms measures welcomed as IWF insists children's welfare must always come first

“Firms must do all they can to keep users, particularly children, safe and to stop any illegal content from spreading on their platforms but the legislation must support them in doing that"

15 December 2020 News
Pornhub: Data out of context tells us nothing.

Pornhub: Data out of context tells us nothing.

We have a powerful sense of mission, with clarity, focus and purpose to our work. Our one single task – beyond all else – is the elimination of child sexual abuse material online.

15 December 2020 Blog
'Eyes of the world very much on Europe' as IWF welcomes progress on child safety measures in Brussels

'Eyes of the world very much on Europe' as IWF welcomes progress on child safety measures in Brussels

“We can not allow Europe to be a safe haven for these criminals who would exploit the worst abuse of vulnerable, innocent children. We are pleased to see some action is being taken"

8 December 2020 News
'These images are a crime scene … it's massive for us to find the child'

'These images are a crime scene … it's massive for us to find the child'

Internet Watch Foundation in The Guardian | IWF in the News

3 December 2020 IWF In The News
Praise for IWF Hotline as Government looks to tackle internet grooming

Praise for IWF Hotline as Government looks to tackle internet grooming

Minister praises work to find and remove images and videos of child sexual abuse from the internet, and says new legislation will aim to tackle the issue.

2 December 2020 News
‘Cryptoqueen’ journalist Jamie Bartlett tells us about the ‘dark web’

‘Cryptoqueen’ journalist Jamie Bartlett tells us about the ‘dark web’

We hear all about how criminals exploit the internet to avoid detection

20 November 2020 Blog
Analyst's ‘hunch’ leads to British schoolgirl’s rescue from online child sexual abuse

Analyst's ‘hunch’ leads to British schoolgirl’s rescue from online child sexual abuse

An IWF analyst’s instincts told him he could act quickly to intervene after he received an anonymous tip off.

9 November 2020 News