Today (18 November 2013) the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) attended a summit hosted by the Prime Minister to discuss the fight against online child sexual abuse content.
Charities warn threat of sexual extortion (or sextortion) against children ‘not diminishing’ as new data show sextortion cases soar 72% in a year.
As new data shows EU servers are being targeted by criminals to host this imagery, EU legislators must pass vital new legislation to get a grip on the worsening situation and prevent the abuse of EU servers by criminals profiting off child sexual abuse imagery, writes Susie Hargreaves.
More than nine in ten people in the UK say they are concerned at how images and videos of children being sexually abused are shared through end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) messaging services.
A new national campaign features suggestive images of fruit, while radio ads feature Cunk on Earth star Diane Morgan.
IWF and Cyber safety technology company, White Bullet, announce their collaboration to stop the monetisation of child sexual abuse images and videos through digital advertising.
Technology companies can use our growing list of IntelliGrade hashes to stop the upload, sharing and storage of known child sexual abuse imagery on their platforms.
For nine years, Chris Hughes has fought a battle very few people ever see. He oversees a team of 21 analysts in Cambridge who locate, identify and remove child sexual abuse material (CSAM) from the internet.
Real-time notifications for cryptocurrency companies when a virtual currency is being used to buy child sexual abuse imagery.
Stability AI became an IWF Member on 1 June 2024. They support us in our aims to eliminate online child sexual abuse.
Peanut App became an IWF Member on 1 March 2025. They support us in our aim to eliminate online child sexual abuse.
Check Point became an IWF Member on 1 May 2025. They support us in our aim to eliminate online child sexual abuse.