The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) welcomes the outcome of the meeting that the Culture Secretary called for on Tuesday 18 June. The IWF is looking forward to closely working with its members and other partners, both nationally as well as internationally, to step up the fight against online child sexual abuse content.
Germany is being urged to support tougher European proposals to target and eliminate child sexual abuse on the internet.
Chris Elmore, chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Social Media, says he will work with the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) on an inquiry into the increase in reports of online child sexual abuse material.
The Home Office said fake images are being used to blackmail children and force them to livestream further abuse.
IWF analyst 'Lucy' spoke to the BBC about her work tracking down and fighting against online child sexual abuse.
Isobel has been working throughout lockdown. With her colleagues in the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) analyst room in Cambridge she has been responding to a rising number of tipoffs from the public that child abuse images are circulating online. The work is gruelling.
Internet Watch Foundation says amount of material showing most extreme form of sexual abuse has doubled since 2020
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