IWF and child protection partners stand up for the rights of child sexual abuse victims and survivors at Brussels stunt
Coalition urges EU leaders to pass vital child sexual abuse laws
13 October 2025
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Europe in ‘last chance saloon’ as new paper shows child sexual abuse can be blocked before being shared in E2EE services
IWF paper sets out how end-to-end encrypted messaging can be protected from child sexual abuse without breaking encryption.
9 October 2025
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Vital partnership enhances ThreatLocker ability to tackle child sexual abuse imagery
As a new Member of the Internet Watch Foundation, Threatlocker reinforces its mission to disrupt cybercrime and support child protection online.
30 September 2025
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‘Disturbing’ AI-generated child sexual abuse images found on hidden chatbot website that simulates indecent fantasies
Internet watchdog says this is the first time it has identified imagery of child sexual abuse linked to AI chatbots.
22 September 2025
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Child sexual extortion cases in the UK soar with warnings ‘ruthless’ criminals are still putting children and young people at risk
Charities warn threat of sexual extortion (or sextortion) against children ‘not diminishing’ as new data show sextortion cases soar 72% in a year
1 September 2025
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Government must tackle sexual abuse and exploitation of girls ‘head on’ in VAWG Strategy, charities warn
In an urgent letter to the Home Secretary, 10 leading children’s rights groups warn children ‘bear the brunt’ of sexual abuse both on and offline.
24 August 2025
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New partnership aims to protect children online and advance safer digital advertising
‘Protected by Mediocean’, a leading solution for holistic ad verification has joined the Internet Watch Foundation to strengthen safeguards in the digital media supply chain and help protect children online.
14 August 2025
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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
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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
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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
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