What our Members say

The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) provides a vital support to CleanDNS in its mission to provide a safe and fast means to disrupt online harms, such as child sexual abuse material (CSAM), via the services we provide to our clients. By relying on the IWF team and their efforts to assess, confirm and report CSAM, we can in turn facilitate our clients, such as registry, registrars and hosting providers, to play a meaningful role in the disruption and prevention of the publication of CSAM. In this, we can primarily help further reduce the impact to victims but also provide a layer of protection from CSAM exposure for our own CleanDNS analysts, as well as the anti-abuse teams of our clients. Our membership and continued efforts are a means by which we can support the mission and goals of the IWF. We continue to be staunch advocates of their work and recommend the use of IWF services as a preventative and disruptive effect against CSAM.

Child-harm content is appalling, unacceptable, and has no place on Discord or in society. We work relentlessly to make our platform a safe space for our users and we’re committed to continually exploring new and improved safeguards to keep users free from harm on the platform. This includes working closely with established experts like the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF), where we can engage in meaningful dialogue and access valuable detection tools to safeguard our users. Safety is one of our most important investments, and we are grateful for the opportunity to partner with the IWF to help combat child sexual abuse material online, to contribute to the collective work of the IWF’s global community, and to create a safer internet for all.

As an online business, we have zero tolerance towards any form of online harm and exploitation of children. With the help of Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) services we know that we are able to report any suspicious online content directly to the IWF using its reporting tool, knowing that authorities will be notified and actions will be taken. Additionally, having a direct contact at the IWF to help us with any procedural actions makes the process easier. With the IWF being involved with the UK’s Online Safety Act, we are kept fully informed of any progress made in implementing the law. It is great working with the IWF because we can be assured that we are part of an ongoing movement that is ensuring that the internet is a safer place and that the right protections are being put in place to stop any form of online abuse targeting children.

As one of the leading telecommunication companies in the Philippines, Globe is committed to connecting Filipinos through protected and secure communications. We approach this through multiple fronts – from building a robust cybersecurity infrastructure, ensuring security and privacy compliance, to championing awareness initiatives for online literacy and safety. Child online safety is a material issue for Globe Telecom and our partnership with the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) has been critical in our fight against the propagation of child sexual abuse material. We stand with IWF, and all of its partners, in combating online sexual abuse and exploitation of children, and making the internet a safer place for all Filipinos.

As a trusted local provider of essential broadband services, GoFibre has a duty to its customers and their families to keep them safe when online. That means taking serious and impactful measures to address internet safety. Furthermore, being socially responsible is something GoFibre is extremely passionate about and committed to, aligning well with the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) and its values. The IWF’s analysts do a fantastic job of addressing online safety head-on and we very much share their vision to put an end to this type of imagery online. Supporting the IWF through membership is part of GoFibre giving back to our customers and communities where we operate. We would very much encourage other independent network operators to follow our example.

Human Digital shares the vision of the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) to make the internet a safer place for children and adults to use. As an IWF Member, we can better protect our moderation teams as they investigate other harm types, while our technology supports the IWF mission in identifying and reporting child sexual abuse material across online spaces

As a gaming company that attracts people of all ages, including children, Niantic wants its community and especially the younger players to feel safe, offline and online and explore the world with its games. Our membership to the Internet Watch Foundation has been instrumental in that mission and has enabled us to deploy IWF services on our products. We are grateful for their dedication and their expertise, as they have been giving us the tools and the means to protect our younger players from harm.

The Philippines’ PLDT and Smart regard the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) as a key ally against online sexual abuse and exploitation of children. The PLDT Group’s membership in the IWF has boosted its blocking of child sexual abuse materials (CSAM), preventing more than a billion user attempts to open these illicit files since 2021. PLDT and Smart’s pioneering Child Protection Platform automatically blocks CSAM hashes sent by IWF and other legitimate sources, even at the more difficult content level. The Group also continues to explore new strategies with IWF and allies to stay ahead of criminals. Following the IWF’s report on the emergence of AI-generated CSAM, PLDT and Smart led talks on the issue with local and global stakeholders in 2023. The multi-sector forum, which the IWF joined from London, brought together policy makers, law enforcers, technology providers and child rights advocates to advance efforts towards a global response to the rising menace. Together with IWF, PLDT and Smart continue to strengthen ties with like-minded allies with the aim of making the internet safer for all children, recognising their rights and enabling them to fully live their lives and build a bright and productive future for themselves.

The Internet Watch Foundation has been an important partner of RM for nearly 20 years, working together to provide valuable insight into how the online safety of students and teachers in schools can be optimised. Together, our teams have been working to reduce access to harmful content, using the services and solutions RM provides. With increasing reports of online threats, partnerships like this are critical to keeping children safe online, every day

Protecting children from online harm is a key priority for the Scottish Government. Membership to the IWF provides us with access to research, expertise and services which will enhance existing safeguards within our national learning platform Glow. We are also proud to support IWF’s international and cross-sector work to make the internet a safer place for all children.

At Snapchat we are honoured to support the vital work of the Internet Watch Foundation to combat the online spread of child sexual abuse material and look forward to continuing our partnership in this important industry-wide fight.

At Switchshop, we are committed to providing a safe online experience. Our partnership with the Internet Watch Foundation is crucial for helping us achieve this goal, especially when it comes to protecting children from child abuse. By receiving bi-daily updates of URLs known to contain child sexual abuse content, we can proactively block this criminal material on our platforms. Combined with our own ever-evolving URL database flagged by customers and real-world users, we have a robust system for safeguarding students from inappropriate and illegal imagery online. Working together with the IWF, harnessing its pioneering technological capabilities to identify harmful content, we are constantly improving and refining our web filtering capabilities. Our close collaboration enables us to eliminate vile imagery rapidly from our networks should anything slip through the cracks. It’s a team effort that depends on companies across the internet supply chain contributing to the IWF’s vision. Their tireless crusade against online child sexual exploitation provides the vital framework and intelligence we need to shield young minds from danger on the internet. We proudly support the IWF in working towards an ethical and safe digital future for the next generation.

Our mission is to make the internet safer for everyone and we are thrilled to be a member of the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) as part of that mission. The IWF’s deep expertise when it comes to tackling the problem of child sexual abuse material is unmatched and we’re excited to collaborate with them and other members to develop innovative solutions and strategies to combat online threats and create a safer digital environment for all.

We truly value the work of the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) in eliminating child sexual abuse content on the internet and making the web a safer place for children. IWF and its initiatives play a critical role enabling tech platforms to prevent, disrupt and remove online child sexual abuse imagery globally. As a company that is committed to ‘Tech for Good’, our partnership with the IWF reflects our dedication to social responsibility, and we are proud to be part of this collective endeavour to safeguard the wellbeing of some of the most vulnerable members of our global community.

Preventing and actively fighting the spread of child sexual abuse material is our top priority to keep our platform safe for our users. Partnering with the Internet Watch Foundation in the important work they do allows us to combat this issue head-on and be part of the collective industry response that is so desperately needed.