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  1. Under sixes manipulated into ‘disturbing’ sexual abuse while playing alone online as IWF says regulation can’t wait

    Internet Watch Foundation sees the most extreme year on record in 2023 Annual Report and calls for immediate action to protect very young children online.

  2. Public exposure to ‘chilling’ AI child sexual abuse images and videos increases

  3. New tech enables thousands of additional child victims to be counted in sexual abuse images for the first time

  4. New AI child sexual abuse laws announced following IWF campaign

  5. Call for experts to help tackle growing threat of ‘self-generated’ online child sexual abuse material

  6. Analyst's ‘hunch’ leads to British schoolgirl’s rescue from online child sexual abuse

    An IWF analyst’s instincts told him he could act quickly to intervene after he received an anonymous tip off.

  7. IWF joins leading policing researchers to tackle online grooming and sexual imagery of children

    The findings will be ‘invaluable’ in turning the tide on the threat children are facing from online predators.

  8. Chris Hughes

    Chris joined the IWF in February 2012. He is responsible for the running of the hotline, which receives inbound reports from all over the world and proactively searches for child sexual abuse material.

  9. Don’t delay talking to girls about keeping safe online, parents urged

    New report identifies honest communication as pivotal in battle to stop ‘self-generated’ child sexual abuse material.

  10. Under 10s groomed online ‘like never before’ as hotline discovers record amount of child sexual abuse

    Alarming increase in online grooming and child sexual abuse imagery, particularly among under 10s, in 2023 as reported by the IWF.

  11. IWF sounds alarm for young people and parents as sharing of nudes becomes ‘normalised’ in UK schools

    A new national campaign features suggestive images of fruit, while radio ads feature Cunk on Earth star Diane Morgan.

  12. New partnership strengthens Bluesky’s ability to tackle child sexual abuse imagery

    New IWF partnership strengthens Bluesky’s ability to tackle child sexual abuse imagery