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Charity Awards

Internet charity work recognised as ‘exceptional’ with prestigious award

Thu 6 Jun 2019

The Internet Watch Foundation honoured for its child protection in cyberspace

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Olivia’s story

Wed 24 Apr 2019

We pieced together Olivia's story over a three-month period by collecting and recording data every time we saw her. Names and some details have been changed to protect identities.

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IWF launches 'Once Upon a Year' and vows to tackle the demand for images of child rape

Wed 24 Apr 2019

‘Once Upon a Year’ features a true story about a child called Olivia whose rape and sexual torture is seen daily online.

IWF stats for last two and a half years

UK Safer Internet Centre public report released

Tue 5 Mar 2019

As the UKSIC embarks on its fifth phase of co-funding from the EU Commission we look back at the achievements of the partnership in our public report.

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IWF’s position statement on regulation of the internet: Top CEO warns of consequences of regulation

Fri 22 Feb 2019

IWF’s CEO Susie Hargreaves OBE puts forward a voice of reason by urging politicians and policy makers to take a balanced approach to internet regulation.

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Kik steps up as IWF's latest Member

Wed 13 Feb 2019

Canadian chat giant joins IWF

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Liberia marks Safer Internet Day with crackdown on online child sexual abuse images and videos – supported by UK’s IWF

Tue 5 Feb 2019

UK-based Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) will work with Liberia’s citizens to drive child sexual abuse imagery off the web.

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Record number of images showing children being sexually abused removed by UK internet charity

Wed 23 Jan 2019

The IWF has removed more than 100,000 webpages showing the sexual abuse of children from the internet in 2018 – up by one third on the year before.

EU grant for child protection online amid fears for future funding

Fri 21 Dec 2018

The UK Safer Internet Centre (UKSIC) has received welcome confirmation that its application to the EU Connecting Europe Facility fund has been successful.