Child protection groups warn there’s nothing to stop imagery sent to Edwards from spreading further on WhatsApp.
A new podcast from the IWF focuses on new research from Finnish child protection agency Suojellaan Lapsia which shows how offenders operate and the methods they use.
The Home Office said fake images are being used to blackmail children and force them to livestream further abuse.
The Internet Watch Foundation says criminal gangs are finding ‘safe havens’ to harbour abuse imagery in EU countries.
We help registries stop their top-level domains (TLDs) from being abused and used to host criminal child sexual abuse imagery.
Internet Watch Foundation’s (IWF) newest Member to alert safety and security officials of illegal online content on social media, in real-time.
Telegram’s CEO was arrested in relation to an investigation into an unnamed person involving claims of “complicity” in distributing child sexual abuse material.
The IWF is one of the most effective hotlines in the world at removing child sexual abuse imagery from the internet, but this has only been possible thanks to the key international partnerships.
Explore IWF's 2024 data on online child sexual abuse imagery, highlighting key trends, challenges and collaborative efforts to enhance online safety.
A Europe-wide coalition of survivors, young people and child protection organisations took to the streets in hazmat suits calling on EU leaders to ‘clean up the internet’