Crucial perspectives from a survivor and a senior analyst at the front line of the fight against child sexual abuse material anchored the EU launch of the Internet Watch Foundation’s 2025 Annual Data & Insights Report.
ECLAG high-level event on March 20 in Brussels will discuss what vital new EU legislation needs in order to be effective.
Impact assessment criticising EU proposal to tackle child sexual abuse material shows ‘gaps in knowledge and understanding of key issues’, IWF warns
IWF signs open letter applauding LIBE Committee’s report and supports calls for amendments that will more concretely ensure child safety online.
The EU ePrivacy derogation has lapsed, leaving children vulnerable. We must restore legal certainty for CSAM detection. Protecting children is not a threat to privacy; it is a fundamental human right.
Europe’s largest hotline, the Internet Watch Foundation, is using this year’s Safer Internet Day to urge the European Commission to bring forward long awaited legislation to address the growing threat to children online.
The letter says the proposal would have powerful implications, not just for Europe but for the world.
IWF joins call to focus on effective solutions in fight against child sexual abuse online.
'We ask everyone to join this noble cause aimed towards curbing this vice that threatens our children’s well-being'.
AI giving offenders ‘DIY child sexual abuse’ tool, as dozens of child victims used in AI models, IWF warns MPs. The IWF has welcomed upcoming new legislation while giving evidence in Parliament this week.