‘The launch of the IWF Reporting Portal in Morocco constitutes a safe, easily accessible and efficient way to contribute to the eradication of this plague that threatens children behind their screens.’
"Child online protection is a shared responsibility"
“It is important that we not only look at the online element of these crimes but the impact that it also has on communities"
A record number of reports of online child sexual abuse have been processed by the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF).
“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"
“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"
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.
An IWF analyst’s instincts told him he could act quickly to intervene after he received an anonymous tip off.
IWF analysts have seen accelerating numbers of public reports of child sexual abuse, with more people staying and working from home among contributing factors.
The aim is for the new chatbot to “target” users before they actually commit a criminal offence.
