People trying to view sexual images of children online will trigger a first-of-its-kind chatbot, which has launched to help potential offenders stop their behaviour.
IWF’s 2024 analysis shows how top-level domains are misused to host child sexual abuse imagery, revealing key trends and safety concerns.
Our #HomeTruths (TALK) and Gurls Out Loud 'self-generated' child sexual abuse prevention campaign.
The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) and more than 65 child rights organisations are urgently calling on EU leaders to get vital child sexual abuse legislation ‘back on track’ to making the internet a safer place for children, following a vote by the European Parliament votes that dramatically limits the scope of the regulation.
How to get in touch with the team at the Internet Watch Foundation.
On 28 April 2025, the IWF hosted MPs, peers, and staffers in Parliament to discuss the urgent findings of our 2024 Annual Data & Insights Report.
Black Forest Labs became an IWF Member on 1 February 2025. They support us in our aim to eliminate online child sexual abuse.
Marking 25 years of combatting online child sexual abuse imagery. Learn more about the impact of our work and meet the team of global experts fighting this crime.
Predators are often early adopters of technology,” says Sarah Smith, chief technology officer at the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF), a UK child abuse hotline. “It’s an arms race, we have to be constantly horizon-scanning.”
Software developer Fastvue joins forces with the Internet Watch Foundation in the fight to stop sexual abuse content of children online.
‘Vital’ child protection work sees top honour for IWF’s Susie Hargreaves - The NSPCC has made Ms Hargreaves an honorary member of the NSPCC council
Cambridgeshire mum Lillian* has one of the most unusual and, sometimes, harrowing jobs in the world.