Alarming increase in online grooming and child sexual abuse imagery, particularly among under 10s, in 2023 as reported by the IWF.
New data reveals AI child sexual abuse continues to spread online as criminals create more realistic, and more extreme, imagery.
AI-generated child sexual abuse videos have surged 400% in 2025, with experts warning of increasingly realistic, extreme content and the urgent need for regulation to prevent full-length synthetic abuse films.
The Internet Watch Foundation is pleased to be among the winners of the Digital Communication Awards 2021.