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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.
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Public exposure to ‘chilling’ AI child sexual abuse images and videos increases
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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.
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Chris Hughes
Chris joined the IWF in February 2012. He is responsible for the running of the hotline, which receives inbound reports from all over the world and proactively searches for child sexual abuse material.
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Head of Hotline
Join IWF as Head of Hotline. Drive strategy, lead a dedicated team and make a vital impact in safeguarding children online. Explore this senior management role.
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Hotline assessment overview
Learn how IWF's Hotline assessed over 424,000 reports and 1.2 million images in 2024 to combat online child sexual abuse.
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Internet Watch Foundation seeks ‘resilient’ candidates for unique leadership role
New Head of Hotline role identified as ‘pivotal’ in the Internet Watch Foundation's mission to tackle child sexual abuse material online among growing threats such as AI generated imagery.
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Meet Andrew Puddephatt, the Internet Watch Foundation’s new Chair
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Internet Watch Foundation appoints Andrew Puddephatt as its Independent Chair
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Celebrating the people that make IWF great - Henry: I was able to gather identifying information on a victim by analysing a video that was reported to us
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Celebrating the people that make IWF great – Tess: Telling people that you work in policy is usually met with a slightly glazed look
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Celebrating the people that make IWF great - Rosa: Each day I work as an analyst I question how people are so determined to abuse, coerce and exploit children sexually