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.
Meta announces rollout of end-to-end encryption on its platforms, beginning with Facebook Messenger.
Ms Brown will take over from Andrew Puddephatt OBE, who has held the post since 2017.
‘There can be no safe place for these criminals to operate. Children deserve a safer and happier internet.’
