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  1. 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.

  2. IWF analysts finding fifteen times more child sexual abuse content online than they were ten years ago

    Expert analysts have taken action against 200,000 websites containing child sexual abuse material

  3. 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.

  4. IWF welcomes political agreement on recast of EU Directive on child sexual abuse

    The IWF welcomes the EU political agreement on the recast Child Sexual Abuse Directive, closing critical gaps around AI-generated abuse material.

  5. Social media ban – why a big tech revolution and bolder action on Online Safety Act are key

    The so-called social media ban is a revolutionary step, but is this a revolutionary moment for child safety?

  6. Europe cannot keep asking children to protect themselves from sexual predators

    We would not expect children to protect themselves from sexual abuse in schools, clubs or youth organisations so why would we adopt such an approach online?

  7. “AI child sexual abuse imagery is not a future risk – it is a current and accelerating crisis”

    IWF CEO Kerry Smith calls for complete EU ban of AI abuse content at high-level meeting of global experts in Rome

  8. Don’t delay talking to girls about keeping safe online, parents urged

    New report identifies honest communication as pivotal in battle to stop ‘self-generated’ child sexual abuse material.

  9. Under 10s groomed online ‘like never before’ as hotline discovers record amount of child sexual abuse

    Alarming increase in online grooming and child sexual abuse imagery, particularly among under 10s, in 2023 as reported by the IWF.

  10. IWF sounds alarm for young people and parents as sharing of nudes becomes ‘normalised’ in UK schools

    A new national campaign features suggestive images of fruit, while radio ads feature Cunk on Earth star Diane Morgan.

  11. New partnership strengthens Bluesky’s ability to tackle child sexual abuse imagery

    New IWF partnership strengthens Bluesky’s ability to tackle child sexual abuse imagery

  12. Registry steps up to tackle child sexual abuse online in partnership with IWF

    Domain .ME, the registry for the .ME domain extension, has partnered with the Internet Watch Foundation to help put an end to child sexual abuse imagery online