IWF to work alongside Philippine telecom giant to fight child sexual abuse on the internet
‘We should also protect our children because they are our future’.
4 May 2021
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New EU agreement on voluntary measures to detect and report child sexual abuse online welcomed
The Internet Watch Foundation has welcomed the agreement of a new interim regulation which aims to enable the identification and rescue of victims and reduce the “further dissemination of child sexual abuse”.
30 April 2021
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Campaign launches as new report finds girls at worsening risk of grooming from sexual predators online
New analysis in the IWF’s annual report shows 11-13 year old girls are increasingly at risk of grooming and coercion at the hands of online predators
21 April 2021
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Call for experts to help tackle growing threat of ‘self-generated’ online child sexual abuse material
A new research programme at Anglia Ruskin University aims to find new ways to keep children safe from predators on the internet.
8 April 2021
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Call for Guatemalan people to 'denounce' online child sexual abuse as new portal launches
The IWF worked alongside the Ministerio Público o Fiscalía General, (Public Prosecutor’s Office), to set up the portal, with extra support from the Office Against Child trafficking of Guatemala and crucial help from UNODC (United Nations Office on Drugs a
30 March 2021
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‘Beyond heart-breaking’ abuse as predators groom children to film siblings and friends
A new IWF study indicates internet sex predators are manipulating children to record their own sexual abuse, and that of their friends and siblings.
24 March 2021
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Iconic photo agency joins IWF to ensure the safety of images in their archive
The IWF is assessing a selection of ‘sensitive’ images from the Magnum photo archive to ensure they do not depict child sexual abuse.
23 February 2021
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New Moroccan portal will play ‘crucial’ role in fighting ‘plague’ of child sexual abuse on the internet
‘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.’
9 February 2021
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Kenyan reporting portal to play 'huge role' in improving global internet safety
"Child online protection is a shared responsibility"
27 January 2021
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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
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‘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
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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
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