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  1. 20,000 reports of coerced ‘self-generated’ sexual abuse imagery seen in first half of 2022 show 7- to 10-year-olds

    New data released by the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) shows almost 20,000 webpages of child sexual abuse imagery in the first half of 2022 included ‘self-generated’ content of 7- to 10-year-old children.

  2. ‘Vital’ child protection work sees top honour for IWF’s Susie Hargreaves

    ‘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

  3. How AI is worsening the dark world of child sex abuse imagery

    The amount of AI-generated child sexual abuse content is “chilling” and reaching a “tipping point”, according to the Internet Watch Foundation.

  4. More than 90% of child sexual abuse images on internet are 'self-generated'

    The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) warns of a "shocking" rise of primary school children being coerced into performing sexually online.

  5. New EU agreement on voluntary measures to detect and report child sexual abuse online welcomed

    In December, the IWF raised concerns that new rules under the e-Privacy Directive, which came into force on December 21, could make it illegal for tech companies to scan online messages for suspected child sexual abuse material.

  6. ‘Extreme’ Category A child sexual abuse found online doubles in two years

    IWF analysts say ‘insidious’ commercial child sexual abuse sites are driving more and more extreme content online.

  7. EU still hosts the most child sexual abuse material in the world

    New IWF data shows that three in every five child sexual abuse reports are hosted in an EU member state.

  8. New data shows online child sexual abuse material rising

    Call for lawmakers to act quickly as new data shows child sexual abuse reports are soaring in wake of pandemic.

  9. Webpages containing the most extreme child abuse have doubled since 2020

    Images of children aged as young as seven being abused online have risen by almost two thirds while the number of webpages found to contain the most extreme material has doubled in recent years, according to a report.

  10. Telegram plans child abuse crackdown following Pavel Durov’s arrest in Paris

    Messaging app Telegram will deploy new tools to prevent the spread of images of child sexual abuse after teaming up with the Internet Watch Foundation.

  11. Meta failing to stop spread of child sexual abuse imagery in wake of Huw Edwards scandal

    Child protection groups warn there’s nothing to stop imagery sent to Edwards from spreading further on WhatsApp.

  12. Charities join forces for child sexual abuse study

    The Internet Watch Foundation and the Lucy Faithfull Foundation are embarking on a project to understand sex offenders’ internet habits when viewing online child sexual abuse material. The study is possible thanks to a grant from the International Foundation For Online Responsibility (IFFOR).