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Our most recent stories can be found below.

The IWF works to find and remove child sexual abuse material from the internet

Two new international reporting portals in Zimbabwe and Ukraine will help find and remove child sexual abuse on the internet

Mon 10 Feb 2020

The portals, including the IWF's first in Europe, will allow people to report child sexual abuse material to the IWF should they stumble across it online

Fred Langford, IWF Deputy CEO and CTO

Encryption: ‘We must have equivalency; It’s all about the implementation’

Thu 6 Feb 2020

By Fred Langford, IWF Deputy CEO and CTO

The IWF works to find and remove child sexual abuse material from the internet

Sexual Abuse and Sexual Violence Awareness Week: How IWF analysts make a difference

Mon 3 Feb 2020

“Imagine your darkest moments exposed to an unknown number of people. Then imagine strangers watching your pain for sexual satisfaction. That’s what happens for some of the children whose abuse images we see online."

The portal, set up with local partners Defence for Children International Sierra Leone, will allow people in the country to report child sexual abuse material should they stumble across it online

‘Unprecedented collaboration’ will help fight against online child sexual abuse

Thu 30 Jan 2020

Sierra Leone’s President Dr. Julius Maada Bio “applauds” the launch, saying it is an “unprecedented collaboration in our preparedness to end internet sexual and other crimes against children.”

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Jacob Rees-Mogg says Government will take rise of child sexual abuse material online seriously as MP reveals plans to work with IWF on inquiry

Fri 17 Jan 2020

Chris Elmore, chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Social Media, says he will work with the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) on an inquiry into the increase in reports of online child sexual abuse material.

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The dark side of the selfie: IWF partners with the Marie Collins Foundation in new campaign to call on young men to report self-generated sexual images of under 18s

Wed 15 Jan 2020

New data reveals that self-generated imagery now accounts for nearly a third of web pages featuring sexual images of children actioned by the IWF.

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“We’ve got to get a grip on the epidemic on our open internet” - UK charity deals with record number of reports of online child sexual abuse material

Mon 6 Jan 2020

Internet Watch Foundation CEO says a heavy dose of reality is needed over the amount of child sexual abuse content on our open internet as millions of abusive images were found and removed last year.

The Internet Watch Foundation, the UK charity responsible for finding and removing child sexual abuse material from the internet, is announcing the launch of a new reporting portal in Comoros

‘Vital’ new reporting portal boosts global fight against online child sexual abuse material

Mon 23 Dec 2019

The UK’s Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) worked with the Comorian government to provide a place people can report online child sexual abuse material.

The Queen used her speech at the state opening of Parliament to reaffirm the Government's commitment to develop legislation to make the internet safer for children and "vulnerable" users.

IWF welcomes renewed Government commitment to tackling online child sexual abuse material

Thu 19 Dec 2019

The Queen used her speech at the state opening of Parliament to reaffirm the Government's commitment to develop legislation to make the internet safer for children and "vulnerable" users.