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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.
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'Staggering' scale of online threat to children revealed as report says 850,000 people in UK could pose sexual risk to children
The National Crime Agency estimates there to be between 550,000 and 850,000 people in the UK who pose varying forms of sexual risk to children.
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“We’ve got to get a grip on the epidemic on our open internet” - UK charity deals with record number of reports of online child sexual abuse material
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IWF welcomes renewed Government commitment to tackling online child sexual abuse material
The Queen used her speech at the state opening of Parliament to reaffirm the Government's commitment to develop legislation to make the internet safer for children and "vulnerable" users.
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‘Vital’ child protection work sees top honour for IWF’s Susie Hargreaves
‘Vital’ child protection work sees top honour for IWF’s Susie Hargreaves - The NSPCC has made Ms Hargreaves an honorary member of the NSPCC council
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‘Terrifying escalation’ in battle to keep children safe online as new figures reveal 300,000 people in the UK could pose sexual threat to children
The National Crime Agency (NCA) has revealed it believes there are a minimum 300,000 individuals in the UK posing a sexual threat to children, either through physical “contact” abuse or online.
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Latest Internet Watch Foundation report shows Europe now hosts 60% of child sexual abuse webpages
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Child sexual abuse content increasingly being ‘masked’ online to hide crimes – latest global data
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Parliamentarians join the IWF to tackle online child sexual abuse material
On 28 April 2025, the IWF hosted MPs, peers, and staffers in Parliament to discuss the urgent findings of our 2024 Annual Data & Insights Report.
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Our participation at the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse
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Shorter working days, counselling and table tennis: How the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) takes care of its staff
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We must stop the “horrifying” number of people looking at child sexual abuse material by removing it from the internet