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Report: Real victims’ imagery used in highly realistic ‘deepfake’ AI-generated videos

We work to stop the repeated victimisation of people abused in childhood and make the internet a safer place, by identifying & removing global online child sexual abuse imagery.


Report suspected online child sexual abuse images or videos here.

Find out why we use the term 'child sexual abuse' and not 'child pornogrpahy'. 

Think Before You Share

Our Think Before You Share campaign aims to help young people understand the harm of sharing explicit images and videos of themselves, and others, and encourage parents and educators to start timely conversations with children and young people. 

We encourage you to share our campaign using #ThinkBeforeYouShare and by following, liking and sharing the campaign on our social channels

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Pinsent Masons' Move for a Safer Internet 2024

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Telegram ignored outreach from child safety watchdogs before CEO's arrest, groups say

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‘Exponential increase in cruelty’ as sextortion scams hit younger victims

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How can children be protected from online sextortion fraud?

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Meta failing to stop spread of child sexual abuse imagery in wake of Huw Edwards scandal

Meta failing to stop spread of child sexual abuse imagery in wake of Huw Edwards scandal

Child protection groups warn there’s nothing to stop imagery sent to Edwards spreading further on WhatsApp.

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IntelliGrade: Ground-breaking tech from IWF

 

IntelliGrade from IWF.

IntelliGrade, from the Internet Watch Foundation, 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. 

It is is a powerful new tool that enables our analysts to accurately grade child sexual abuse images and videos, and create hashes (digital fingerprints) that are compatible with child sexual abuse laws and classifications in the UK, US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the Interpol Baseline standard.