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UK children get tool to help stop nude images being shared online

UK children get tool to help stop nude images being shared online

Report Remove in The Guardian | IWF in the News

22 June 2021 IWF In The News
Online child protection tool helps under-18s report nude photos of themselves

Online child protection tool helps under-18s report nude photos of themselves

Report Remove in i News | IWF in the News

22 June 2021 IWF In The News
New ‘Report Remove’ tool first of its kind helping children prevent nude images from being shared online

New ‘Report Remove’ tool first of its kind helping children prevent nude images from being shared online

Report Remove in ITV News | IWF in the News

21 June 2021 IWF In The News
IWF welcomes Jurassic Fibre into membership bringing a safer internet experience to communities in the south west

IWF welcomes Jurassic Fibre into membership bringing a safer internet experience to communities in the south west

Award-winning Network Operator and Internet Service Provider Jurassic Fibre Limited (JFL) have joined the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) as Members.

18 June 2021 News
Tunisia takes ‘major step’ in global fight against online child sexual abuse material

Tunisia takes ‘major step’ in global fight against online child sexual abuse material

A new IWF portal will, for the first time, give people in Tunisia a safe and anonymous place to report illegal videos and images.

10 June 2021 News
Portal to call out child sexual abuse material in Kenya ‘could lead to the rescue of a young victim’

Portal to call out child sexual abuse material in Kenya ‘could lead to the rescue of a young victim’

The Kenyan public will now have a safe and anonymous place to report suspected images and videos of children suffering sexual abuse.

9 June 2021 News
Australia urged to take control of Cocos .cc internet domain to foil scammers and child abuse sites

Australia urged to take control of Cocos .cc internet domain to foil scammers and child abuse sites

Internet Watch Foundation in The Guardian | IWF in the News

7 June 2021 IWF In The News
Taskforce will stop millions of the most severe child sexual abuse images and videos being shared online

Taskforce will stop millions of the most severe child sexual abuse images and videos being shared online

A specialised new team will take ‘digital fingerprints’ of millions of images so companies and organisations around the world can spot them and have them removed.

2 June 2021 News
‘Appalling’ rise of ‘devious’ criminals tricking children into sexually abusing themselves on camera

‘Appalling’ rise of ‘devious’ criminals tricking children into sexually abusing themselves on camera

New IWF data reveals a startling increase in ‘self-generated’ material where children have been tricked or groomed by predators.

31 May 2021 News
'Staggering' scale of online threat to children revealed as report says 850,000 people in UK could pose sexual risk to children

'Staggering' scale of online threat to children revealed as report says 850,000 people in UK could pose sexual risk to children

The National Crime Agency estimates there to be between 550,000 and 850,000 people in the UK who pose varying forms of sexual risk to children.

25 May 2021 News
IWF 'increasingly concerned about impact of pornography on the lives of young children' as age verification measures not included in new Bill

IWF 'increasingly concerned about impact of pornography on the lives of young children' as age verification measures not included in new Bill

Last week, the UK Government published the draft draft Online Safety Bill which aims to “put an end to harmful practices online".

19 May 2021 Statement
Should encryption be curbed to combat child abuse?

Should encryption be curbed to combat child abuse?

Internet Watch Foundation in BBC News | IWF in the News

19 May 2021 IWF In The News