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20,000 reports of coerced ‘self-generated’ sexual abuse imagery seen in first half of 2022 show 7- to 10-year-olds

20,000 reports of coerced ‘self-generated’ sexual abuse imagery seen in first half of 2022 show 7- to 10-year-olds

IWF CEO calls it a social and digital emergency requiring a sustained national prevention effort.

8 August 2022 News
IWF data fuels report aimed at ‘turning tide of online child sexual abuse’

IWF data fuels report aimed at ‘turning tide of online child sexual abuse’

A new report by an independent think tank looks at what can be done by police and government to help “turn the tide of online child sexual abuse”.

19 July 2022 News
Pioneering game developer joins IWF effort to fight child sexual abuse on the internet

Pioneering game developer joins IWF effort to fight child sexual abuse on the internet

Niantic, a world leader in augmented reality mobile games, joins the IWF community of Members.

14 July 2022 News
Child Safety Online must be a priority

Child Safety Online must be a priority

13 organisations launch campaign to stop the spread of child sexual abuse material online

8 July 2022 News
Changes to UK Government’s Online Safety Bill welcomed

Changes to UK Government’s Online Safety Bill welcomed

The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) supports an amendment to the Online Safety Bill which will demand the development of new technologies to better detect child sexual abuse material online.

6 July 2022 News
Germany among worst for hosting sexual imagery of children in the EU, IWF warns

Germany among worst for hosting sexual imagery of children in the EU, IWF warns

Germany is being urged to support tougher European proposals to target and eliminate child sexual abuse on the internet.

5 July 2022 News
A million of the worst child sexual abuse images graded by ‘elite’ taskforce

A million of the worst child sexual abuse images graded by ‘elite’ taskforce

The ‘shocking’ images of children can involve penetrative sexual activity, sexual activity with an animal, and sadism.

6 June 2022 News
IWF voices support for European CSAM proposal in open letter to European Union

IWF voices support for European CSAM proposal in open letter to European Union

The letter says the proposal would have powerful implications, not just for Europe but for the world.

1 June 2022 News
IWF Wins British Data Award 2022

IWF Wins British Data Award 2022

The IWF has been named Not for Profit of the Year at the British Data Awards 2022.

26 May 2022 News
New European proposals show 'welcome determination to front up to criminals' abusing and exploiting children online

New European proposals show 'welcome determination to front up to criminals' abusing and exploiting children online

On May 11, the European Commission announced its new European strategy for laying down rules to prevent and combat child sexual abuse.

12 May 2022 News
Calls for focus on prevention as Europe still hosting 'horrible numbers' of child sexual abuse sites

Calls for focus on prevention as Europe still hosting 'horrible numbers' of child sexual abuse sites

The IWF was in Brussels to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the IWF and to discuss forthcoming EU legislation to tackle Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation.

5 May 2022 News
Europe remains ‘global hub’ for hosting of online child sexual abuse material

Europe remains ‘global hub’ for hosting of online child sexual abuse material

Despite efforts to curb the amount of child sexual abuse material hosted on the continent, Europe remains the ‘destination of choice’ for criminals and predators determined to host criminal content.

26 April 2022 News