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  1. New tech enables thousands of additional child victims to be counted in sexual abuse images for the first time

  2. So socking simple

    IWF wants to help young people stay safe online by making sure you know what to do if you accidentally see sexual images or videos of someone you think might be under 18.

  3. “Trailblazing” partnership takes aim at criminals profiting from child sexual abuse online

    PIR and IWF announce a new Extended Domain Name System Community Sponsorship - giving registries access to powerful tools to disrupt the distribution of child sexual abuse online.

  4. Early IWF figures indicate an increase in online child sexual abuse images taken down

    The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) can confirm that the number of reports of child sexual abuse imagery online actioned for removal in the first half of 2015, was significantly higher than in 2014.

  5. New data shows online child sexual abuse material rising

    Call for lawmakers to act quickly as new data shows child sexual abuse reports are soaring in wake of pandemic.

  6. IWF of ‘prime importance’ in fight against growing threat of online child sexual abuse

    The role of the Internet Watch Foundation has “never been more demanding or more necessary” according to a former High Court judge.

  7. Huw Edwards’ offences highlight how WhatsApp can be abused by predators sharing criminal imagery of children, IWF warns

    Huw Edwards’ offences highlight how WhatsApp can be abused by predators sharing criminal imagery of children, IWF warns. Dan Sexton, Chief Technology Officer at the IWF, appeared on national BBC Breakfast television this week (September 17) to warn Meta is not taking adequate steps to proactively prevent the sharing of child sexual abuse material on the platform.

  8. Schools Broadband supporting the fight against online child sexual abuse material

    Schools Broadband is the latest Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) Member, becoming the 109th organisation to join the IWF’s vision of an internet free of child sexual abuse images.

  9. Study ‘risks decades of progress’ in fight against child sexual abuse online

    Impact assessment criticising EU proposal to tackle child sexual abuse material shows ‘gaps in knowledge and understanding of key issues’, IWF warns

  10. The consequences of delaying the Online Safety Bill

    The IWF says delaying the Online Safety Bill will see more children victimised and sexually abused amid fears the long-awaited legislation is set to suffer another delay.

  11. 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.

  12. MP visits charity on the front line of the fight against child sexual abuse on the internet

    Local MP Ian Sollom learned about the herculean task faced by analysts at the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) who find, assess and remove child sexual abuse material on the internet.