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  1. '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.

  2. Call for experts to help tackle growing threat of ‘self-generated’ online child sexual abuse material

  3. “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

  4. 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.

  5. Landmark data sharing agreement to help safeguard victims of sexual abuse imagery

    The UK’s Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) and the USA’s National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) announce a landmark agreement to better protect children whose sexual abuse images are shared and traded on the internet.

  6. IWF research on child sex abuse live-streaming reveals 98% of victims are 13 or under

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

  10. Talk Trust Empower

    Research report by PIER at Anglia Ruskin University, providing insight into girls and their parents' understanding of self-generated CSAM.

  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 'self-generated' child sexual abuse prevention campaign

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