EU policy work
Until December 2021 we received 10% of our funding from the European Union’s EU Safer Internet Programme as part of the UK Safer Internet Centre. This funding is now generously provided by Nominet.
Although not in receipt of European Commission funding, the UK Safer Internet Centre is a member of the Insafe network of Safer Internet Centres and contributes to knowledge-sharing and capacity-building actions within this context with the aim of keeping children and young people safe online.
Recent Policy Briefs
- Open letter to the European Union on European Day on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Abuse
- Civil Society Organisations Welcome the European Commission’s Proposal to Prevent and Combat Child Sexual Abuse: Open Letter to the European Union signed by IWF
- European Parliament Debate: Combatting the Sexual Abuse and Exploitation of Children September 2020
- LIBE Committee Hearing: Fighting Child Sexual Abuse Online September 2020
Consultations
We respond to relevant EU consultations, where it is appropriate for us to share our expertise and insights.
Our recent submissions include:
- IWF response to Coimisiún na Meán’s call for inputs, online safety
- IWF response to the European Commission Public Consultation on fighting child sexual abuse online
- Evaluation and impact assessment of the Child Sexual Abuse Directive
- IWF response to the EU consultation: Better Internet for Kids – Update
- IWF response to the EU consultation: Combating child sexual abuse – review of EU rules
- IWF Response to the European Commission’s public consultation: Fighting Child Sexual Abuse: detection, removal and reporting of illegal content online April 2021.
- IWF response to the Digital Services Act
- IWF response to the European Commission's Roadmap 'Delivering for children: an EU strategy on the rights of the child'
- IWF response to the European Commission's Roadmap on a new strategy for a more effective fight against child sexual abuse
- IWF response to the European Commission’s consultation on tackling illegal content online
EC consultation on safer internet and online technologies for children - 2007
To contact the IWF Policy and Public Affairs team, please email Michael Tunks, Head of Policy and Public Affairs at [email protected]