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  1. Millions of attempts to access child sexual abuse online during lockdown

    The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) and its partners blocked at least 8.8 million attempts by UK internet users to access videos and images of children suffering sexual abuse during lockdown

  2. UK’s internet guardian ‘sets standard’ for hotlines worldwide

  3. IWF’s role in using technology to create a safer global internet

  4. Online crime – a lucrative business

  5. 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.

  6. No such thing

    IWF is campaigning for an end to use of the phrase ‘child pornography’. There’s #NoSuchThing. It’s child sexual abuse imagery and videos.

  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. Model of good practice for adult sector to be developed by IWF and MindGeek

    A "pioneering" new partnership between the Internet Watch Foundation and MindGeek will offer a blueprint for how the adult industry can help in the fight against child sexual abuse material online.

  9. New pilot shows way for smaller platforms to play big part in online safety

    New pilot shows way for smaller platforms to play big part in online safety.

  10. Case study: Multi-institutional portal project in Tunisia

    The IWF Reporting Portal in Tunisia shows the importance of working with multiple partners to efficiently fight against child sexual abuse material.

  11. 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.

  12. Heimdal joins fight against child sexual abuse material online

    Global cybersecurity company Heimdal has joined forces with the Internet Watch Foundation to tackle child sexual abuse imagery online and make the internet a safer space for users.