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Top internet watchdog CEO warns of “unintended consequences of bad regulation” on child victims

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.

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Roblox joins the IWF

Mon 10 Dec 2018

Roblox, the popular online entertainment platform for kids and teens has joined the Internet Watch Foundation’s battle against online child sexual abuse imagery.

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IWF breaks record for actioning reports in a single day

Wed 21 Nov 2018

Charity working with online child sexual abuse imagery records ‘phenomenal achievement’

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IWF’s ‘record day’ fuels concern over the European Commission’s E-Privacy Directive

Tue 20 Nov 2018

As child protection experts from across the globe gather this week for the Interfaith Alliance for Safer Communities Forum, IWF calls on the EU Commission to reconsider proposed legislation on E-Privacy.

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UK’s internet guardian ‘sets standard’ for hotlines worldwide

Tue 23 Oct 2018

Charity praised as global leader in fighting ‘horrific’ child sexual abuse imagery