The Internet Watch Foundation assessed more than 50,000 reports to its hotline during 2013. Today (7 April) it reveals the latest trends in assessing and removing child sexual abuse images from the internet.
We've partnered with CHI to build capacity amongst international helpline staff to deal with online child sexual exploitation and abuse.
In conjunction with partners in the private and public sector, we regularly run campaigns aimed at raising awareness & prevention of child sexual abuse online.
Learn how IWF's Hotline assessed over 424,000 reports and 1.2 million images in 2024 to combat online child sexual abuse.
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.
IWF analysts say ‘insidious’ commercial child sexual abuse sites are driving more and more extreme content online.
IWF and Cyber safety technology company, White Bullet, announce their collaboration to stop the monetisation of child sexual abuse images and videos through digital advertising.
“Imagine your darkest moments exposed to an unknown number of people. Then imagine strangers watching your pain for sexual satisfaction. That’s what happens for some of the children whose abuse images we see online."