Kik steps up as IWF's latest Member
Canadian chat giant joins IWF
13 February 2019
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G2 Risk Summit: The financial risks of commercial child sexual abuse content to payments industry
Blog by Will Few, Development Manager
12 February 2019
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Liberia marks Safer Internet Day with crackdown on online child sexual abuse images and videos – supported by UK’s IWF
UK-based Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) will work with Liberia’s citizens to drive child sexual abuse imagery off the web.
5 February 2019
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On Safer Internet Day we come together for a better internet
This Tuesday 5 February is Safer Internet Day! Thousands of schools and organisations throughout the UK will come together to promote the safe and positive use of digital technology for children and young people.
1 February 2019
Blog
Statement: On the ‘Impact of Social Media and Screen-Use on Young People’s Health’ report by the Science and Technology Committee of the House of Commons
The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) welcomes today’s report from the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee and the attention it draws to the impact of online harms on children and young people.
31 January 2019
Statement
Record number of images showing children being sexually abused removed by UK internet charity
More than 100,000 webpages showing the sexual abuse and sexual torture of children have been removed from the internet thanks to the work of the UK’s Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) in 2018 – up by one third on the year before.
23 January 2019
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EU grant for child protection online amid fears for future funding
The UK Safer Internet Centre (UKSIC) has received welcome confirmation that its application to the EU Connecting Europe Facility fund has been successful.
21 December 2018
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Roblox joins the IWF
Roblox, the popular online entertainment platform for kids and teens has joined the Internet Watch Foundation’s (IWF) battle against online child sexual abuse imagery.
10 December 2018
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IWF breaks record for actioning reports in a single day
The latest figures to be announced by the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) have reported a record-breaking day, in which their world class Analysts confirmed 2,015 reports of online child sexual abuse imagery in a single day.
21 November 2018
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IWF’s ‘record day’ fuels concern over the European Commission’s E-Privacy Directive
As child protection experts from across the globe gather this week for the Interfaith Alliance for Safer Communities Forum: Child Dignity Online in Abu Dhabi, the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) calls on the European Commission to reconsider proposed legislation on E-Privacy.
20 November 2018
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Statement: In response to the Home Office announcement on IWF online child sexual abuse imagery data collection
Susie Hargreaves OBE, CEO of the IWF, says: “We are delighted that the Home Office has asked us to provide data to explore how legitimate advertisers are being exploited by offenders, intent on sharing horrific imagery of child sexual abuse online.
5 November 2018
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