The portal gives people in El Salvador a safe, anonymous place to report child sexual abuse material if they accidentally find it online.
‘We know viewing images and videos of child sexual abuse is not a victimless crime. Some of the worst abuse is perpetrated against children’.
People in Senegal will now be able to report child sexual abuse if they stumble across it online.
The coronavirus pandemic has lent greater ‘urgency’ to tackling online threats
Baroness Floella Benjamin raised fears 18 to 25 year-olds may be becoming child sex predators online.
The Home Affairs Select Committee heard that the UK Safer Internet Centre requires funding to provide vital services at what is a particularly important time with children spending increasing amounts of time online through the current Covid-19 pandemic
‘Children must be protected, and this new portal could make all the difference’
The IWF has joined calls for a full response to the White Paper consultation to be made as soon as possible
An independent study, Safer technology, safer users: The UK as a world leader in Safety Tech, has found there has been “significant growth” within the UK’s safety tech sector
The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) and its partners blocked at least 8.8 million attempts by UK internet users to access videos and images of children suffering sexual abuse during lockdown
