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  1. Fight against online child sexual abuse content is being won in the UK, but the global threat remains as big as ever, report says

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. Public exposure to ‘chilling’ AI child sexual abuse images and videos increases

  5. New tech enables thousands of additional child victims to be counted in sexual abuse images for the first time

  6. IWF and Black Forest Labs join forces to combat harmful AI-generated content

    IWF and Black Forest Labs join forces to combat harmful AI-generated content. The partnership grants the frontier AI lab access to safety tech tools. 

  7. ‘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

  8. 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.

  9. AI chatbots and child sexual abuse: a wake-up call for urgent safeguards

    IWF analysts uncover platform hosting chatbot “characters” designed to let users simulate sexual scenarios with child avatars.

  10. IWF welcomes Ofcom duties, but warns more needed to realise ‘hopes of a safer internet’

  11. Self-generated child sexual abuse fieldwork findings report

    This report conducted in collaboration with the Policing Institute for the Eastern Region (PIER) highlights the gravity of self-generated child sexual abuse material.

  12. TALK and Gurls Out Loud online child sexual abuse prevention campaign

    Our #HomeTruths (TALK) and Gurls Out Loud 'self-generated' child sexual abuse prevention campaign.