New research commissioned by the Internet Watch Foundation shows that more than one in 10 British young people have been exposed to online child sexual abuse material
Analysts are finding 15 times as much child sexual abuse material on the internet as they were 10 years ago, leaving them battling a "tidal wave of criminal material".
PIR and IWF announce a new Extended Domain Name System Community Sponsorship - giving registries access to powerful tools to disrupt the distribution of child sexual abuse online.
Local MP Ian Sollom learned about the herculean task faced by analysts at the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) who find, assess and remove child sexual abuse material on the internet.
Professionals working with children and young people are being equipped with vital new guidance - developed by the IWF and National Crime Agency - to combat the growing threat of AI-generated child sexual abuse material.
IWF paper sets out how end-to-end encrypted messaging can be protected from child sexual abuse without breaking encryption.
A specialised new team will take ‘digital fingerprints’ of millions of images so companies and organisations around the world can spot them and have them removed.
Children aged seven to 10 should be supervised while using the internet amid an “incredibly worrying” rise in sexual abuse material depicting children of those ages, internet safety experts have warned.
The government says it is leading the way with its crackdown on AI-generated abuse images, after warnings the content was being produced at a "chilling" rate.
Internet Watch Foundation report shows 380% increase in illegal AI-generated imagery in 2024, most of it ‘category A’.
The images that Nelson made have been linked back to real children around the world. In some cases, he then went on to encourage his clients to rape and sexually assault the youngsters.