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  1. Sexual Abuse and Sexual Violence Awareness Week: How IWF analysts make a difference

    “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."

  2. IWF urges young people to get help as criminals target younger children in ‘sextortion’ scams

    Tamsin McNally, Hotline Manager at the IWF, appeared live on National BBC Breakfast news to warn about the increasing prevalence of “sextortion” online.

  3. ‘It’s a window into the child’s abuse. Thank goodness there is a stop button for us.’ A day in the life of an IWF analyst

    Cambridgeshire mum Lillian* has one of the most unusual and, sometimes, harrowing jobs in the world.

  4. 20,000 reports of coerced ‘self-generated’ sexual abuse imagery seen in first half of 2022 show 7- to 10-year-olds

    New data released by the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) shows almost 20,000 webpages of child sexual abuse imagery in the first half of 2022 included ‘self-generated’ content of 7- to 10-year-old children.

  5. Category A child sexual abuse material of a ‘self-generated’ nature – an IWF snapshot study

    An IWF research study on Category A child sexual abuse images and videos which fit the ‘self-generated’ definition.

  6. Boost for children’s online safety as Welsh Government becomes first Government to join IWF

    Boost for children’s online safety as Welsh Government becomes first Government to join IWF. Welsh language resources will help children spot the signs of online grooming and abuse.

  7. Biggest telecoms and digital services company in NZ plays its part in securing a safer internet for all

    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.

  8. Think Before You Share

    Our campaign aims to help young people understand the harm of sharing explicit imagery online and encourage parents and educators to start conversations.

  9. New tool empowers children and young people to stop spread of nude images online

    Childline and the IWF launch new tool to help young people remove nude images that have been shared online

  10. Campaign launches as new report finds girls at worsening risk of grooming from sexual predators online

    New analysis in the IWF’s annual report shows 11-13 year old girls are increasingly at risk of grooming and coercion at the hands of online predators

  11. Invite Child Abuse Pyramid (ICAP) sites

    Explore how ICAP sites use pyramid-style schemes to distribute child sexual abuse material, increasing public exposure and aiding criminal profits.

  12. New partnership builds connections to prioritise children’s safety online

    UK internet service provider Glide is aligning with the Internet Watch Foundation to help eliminate child sexual abuse material online