“We can not allow Europe to be a safe haven for these criminals who would exploit the worst abuse of vulnerable, innocent children. We are pleased to see some action is being taken"
When Chris Hughes started removing child abuse images and videos from the internet, almost a decade ago, paedophiles were not discreet.
The Internet Watch Foundation has welcomed moves to help protect children online.
IntelliGrade is helping companies and law enforcement bodies to fight back against criminals who trade, store and upload images and videos showing the sexual abuse of children.
There has been a “shocking” increase in reports of children tricked into sharing sexual images of themselves by abusers intent on extorting money or further imagery from their victims.
Today (5 November) sees the publication of Digital dangers, by Tink Palmer, a long awaited report looking at the impact of technology on the sexual abuse and exploitation of children and young people in the UK.
How the Internet Watch Foundation works within the law to assess criminal imagery of children suffering sexual abuse. Includes legal guidelines, MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) case law.
Our intelligent web crawler uses pioneering technology to scan web pages on the internet searching out images and videos showing the sexual abuse of children so our analysts can work to have them removed.
The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) welcomes today’s report from the House of Lords’ Communications Committee and the 10 principles it recommends to help shape the digital world of the future.
Heidi Kempster joined the IWF in June 2013 and is the Deputy CEO and Chief Operating Officer. She is responsible for all financial affairs of the IWF and for ensuring the future sustainability of the organisation.