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

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. 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

  9. Registry steps up to tackle child sexual abuse online in partnership with IWF

    Domain .ME, the registry for the .ME domain extension, has partnered with the Internet Watch Foundation to help put an end to child sexual abuse imagery online

  10. Tech companies must not encrypt platforms unless guarantees can be made on child safety, MPs warn

    A new report published by the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Social Media.

  11. IWF welcomes Ofcom duties, but warns more needed to realise ‘hopes of a safer internet’

  12. Our campaigns

    In conjunction with partners in the private and public sector, we regularly run campaigns aimed at raising awareness & prevention of child sexual abuse online.