Purple WiFi has become a member of Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) in order that users accessing one of its Purple Wifi hotspots are prevented from stumbling across known images and videos of child sexual abuse.
Safety tech organisation VerifyMy has joined the Internet Watch Foundation as a new Member, helping to keep the internet free from illegal child sexual abuse content.
IWF Technical Projects Officer, Harriet Lester, blogs on the release of a mini documentary by BBC Three which looks at what it's like to view images and videos of child sexual abuse as a job.
"Child online protection is a shared responsibility".
People revictimise abused children every time they view or share criminal material online. Children's voices need amplification, and their rights need sticking up for.
FAQs about our dynamic URL List, a comprehensive list of webpages where we’ve confirmed images and videos of child sexual abuse. All IWF Members can use this List, under licence, so that they can block access to these criminal webpages.
Sharing the load brings successes. We see that every day at the IWF – whether that’s working as a team to assess the hundreds of reports we receive of suspected child sexual abuse images, or when we link with the police in the UK and further afield to provide intelligence.
The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) welcomes today’s report from the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee and the attention it draws to the impact of online harms on children and young people. Our CEO Susie Hargreaves OBE was pleased to appear before the inquiry last year to help inform its deliberations.
A guide for parents and carers from the Internet Watch Foundation and our partners at the Home Office. Available in English and Welsh.