Under sixes manipulated into ‘disturbing’ sexual abuse while playing alone online as IWF says regulation can’t wait
Abuse hotline sees most extreme year on record and calls for immediate action to protect very young children online.
Abuse hotline sees most extreme year on record and calls for immediate action to protect very young children online.
.de is worst in world of most abused top-level domains for instances of unique websites (second-level domains) selling child sexual abuse material
The IWF and NSPCC say tech platforms must do more to protect children online as confirmed sextortion cases soar.
A major 18-month trial project has demonstrated a first-of-its-kind chatbot and warning message can reduce the number of online searches that may potentially be indicative of intent to find sexual images of children.
Criminals running commercial child sexual abuse ‘brands’ are taking advantage of a ‘loophole’ to remain online. This new partnership aims to shut them down for good.
Pinsent Masons, a leading multinational law firm held the Move for a Safer Internet challenge to raise essential funds and awareness of IWF’s critical work.
Rebrandly, which provides a free URL Shortener Platform with custom domains to shorten a long link, joined the IWF as members in December 2023.
Against the worsening backdrop, the IWF warns moves like Meta’s decision to prevent the blocking of child sexual abuse imagery on Facebook’s Messenger service are ‘utterly incomprehensible’.
New report identifies honest communication as pivotal in battle to stop ‘self-generated’ child sexual abuse material.
Bitly Inc. partners with the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) to detect and block child sexual abuse material.