“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."
Cambridgeshire mum Lillian* has one of the most unusual and, sometimes, harrowing jobs in the world.
Tamsin McNally, Hotline Manager at the IWF, appeared live on National BBC Breakfast news to warn about the increasing prevalence of “sextortion” online.
In 2024, IWF assessed over 424,000 reports, confirming 291,273 contained or linked to child sexual abuse imagery, with 91% being 'self-generated' content.
New Zealand’s largest telecommunications and digital services company, Spark, joins the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF), to help keep the internet free from child sexual abuse content.
Explore how ICAP sites use pyramid-style schemes to distribute child sexual abuse material, increasing public exposure and aiding criminal profits.
UK internet service provider Glide is aligning with the Internet Watch Foundation to help eliminate child sexual abuse material online
Reports involving sexual extortion are on the rise as criminals become more ‘adept’ at targeting younger children.
Speaking in the Lords, several Peers highlight the crucial work of the IWF and call for action from the Government to provide age-appropriate online safety advice.