More sextortion reports have been confirmed in the first six months of 2026 than in the whole of 2025, with boys targeted in 95% of cases. The IWF says there is no time to lose bringing in nudity blocking technology on children’s devices.
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.
Reddit became an IWF Member on 1 September 2025. They support us in our aim to eliminate online child sexual abuse.
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
Internet Watch Foundation calls for partnership ahead of landmark Vatican conference.
IWF and NSPCC's Report Remove can support a young person in reporting sexual images shared online and enables them to get the image removed if it is illegal.
Report Remove is a joint tool by IWF and Childline that helps young people report and remove intimate images shared online without consent.
Explore the impact of our Report Remove service in the 2025 Annual Data & Insights Report. We analyse the volume of reports and successful removals.
Reporting Portals, from the Internet Watch Foundation, offer a country-specific mechanism for reporting online child sexual abuse imagery.