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

    Europe remains the world’s largest hoster of child sexual abuse imagery with 62% of known images and videos being traced to a European Union country* in 2021.

  2. Eliminating online child sexual abuse

    Discover how IWF collaborates globally to eradicate online child sexual abuse, focusing on innovation, partnerships and safeguarding efforts.

  3. Heimdal joins fight against child sexual abuse material online

    Global cybersecurity company Heimdal has joined forces with the Internet Watch Foundation to tackle child sexual abuse imagery online and make the internet a safer space for users.

  4. Millions of attempts to access child sexual abuse online during lockdown

    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

  5. Under 10s groomed online ‘like never before’ as hotline discovers record amount of child sexual abuse

    Alarming increase in online grooming and child sexual abuse imagery, particularly among under 10s, in 2023 as reported by the IWF.

  6. Analyst's ‘hunch’ leads to British schoolgirl’s rescue from online child sexual abuse

    An IWF analyst’s instincts told him he could act quickly to intervene after he received an anonymous tip off.

  7. Child sexual abuse material vs ‘child porn’: why language matters

    The term ‘child porn’ is misleading and harmful. Learn why the correct term is child sexual abuse material (CSAM), and how we can protect children from online abuse.

  8. IWF calls on MPs to ‘rise above’ Westminster chaos as IICSA highlights ‘incalculable’ damage from online child sexual abuse

    The internet is “magnifying” risks of sexual abuse for children a major new report has warned.

  9. Registry steps up to tackle child sexual abuse online in partnership with IWF

    Domain .ME, the registry for the .ME domain extension, has partnered with the Internet Watch Foundation to help put an end to child sexual abuse imagery online

  10. ‘Terrifying escalation’ in battle to keep children safe online as new figures reveal 300,000 people in the UK could pose sexual threat to children

    The National Crime Agency (NCA) has revealed it believes there are a minimum 300,000 individuals in the UK posing a sexual threat to children, either through physical “contact” abuse or online.

  11. Power partnership boosts fight to stop spread of child sexual abuse imagery online

    DoubleVerify, a leader in digital advertising, has partnered with the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) to proactively disrupt the spread of child sexual abuse material and make the internet safer for everyone.

  12. AI giving offenders ‘DIY child sexual abuse’ tool, as dozens of child victims used in AI models, IWF warns MPs

    AI giving offenders ‘DIY child sexual abuse’ tool, as dozens of child victims used in AI models, IWF warns MPs. The IWF has welcomed upcoming new legislation while giving evidence in Parliament this week.