The Internet Watch Foundation welcomes CheckFirst as its newest Member, joining the fight to eradicate child sexual abuse images and videos from the internet.
Young children are now more exposed to being groomed online due to a reliance on tech devices in lockdown, a charity has claimed.
Criminals and paedophiles are trying to groom and exploit young siblings as part of an emerging trend of online sexual abuse, experts have warned.
We've partnered with CHI to build capacity amongst international helpline staff to deal with online child sexual exploitation and abuse.
Explore trends in child-led reporting in our 2025 Annual Data & Insights Report. We analyse how young people access support and report illegal content online.
13 organisations launch campaign to stop the spread of child sexual abuse material online
Internet Watch Foundation CEO Susie Hargreaves has outlined the IWF and industry response to stepping up the fight against online child sexual abuse images and videos.
The term ‘child porn’ is misleading and harmful. Learn why the correct term is child sexual abuse material (CSAM), and how we can protect children from online abuse.
Volume of material children are coerced or groomed into creating prompts renewed attack on end-to-end encryption.
Charities warn threat of sexual extortion (or sextortion) against children ‘not diminishing’ as new data show sextortion cases soar 72% in a year.
ChildLine and the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) are joining forces to ensure young people of 17 years and under know where to turn to get sexually explicit images removed from online