Hollywood actor Samantha Morton spoke movingly at an event for the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) on Tuesday night (December 6), where she called on the Government to take steps to better protect children online.
The findings will be ‘invaluable’ in turning the tide on the threat children are facing from online predators.
Polling shows 6% of the entire adult population of Britain has been exposed to images or videos of children suffering sexual abuse.
The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) is urging Ministers to act swiftly and ensure world-leading legislation to protect children online is not put at risk by further Government delays.
The number of related public reports has soared since the IWF first began tracking the rapidly growing phenomenon in July.
Key legislation aimed at preventing online harms will return to Parliament next month following fears it could have been dropped altogether.
IWF joins call to focus on effective solutions in fight against child sexual abuse online.
MEP calls for a ‘harmonised EU approach' for tackling this horrible crime.
Almost 900 instances of the most severe type of child sexual abuse content found in just five days.
‘For a while, we led the world with the vision for our online regulation. But now we are falling behind.’
