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IWF 'leading the fight' as study finds UK is world leader in online safety innovation

IWF 'leading the fight' as study finds UK is world leader in online safety innovation

An independent study, Safer technology, safer users: The UK as a world leader in Safety Tech, has found there has been “significant growth” within the UK’s safety tech sector

27 May 2020 News
Millions of attempts to access child sexual abuse online during lockdown

Millions of attempts to access child sexual abuse online during lockdown

The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) and its partners blocked at least 8.8 million attempts by UK internet users to access videos and images of children suffering sexual abuse during lockdown

20 May 2020 News
Mental Health Awareness Week – Doing one of the most difficult jobs

Mental Health Awareness Week – Doing one of the most difficult jobs

On Mental Health Awareness Week, we raise awareness of the difficult but crucial work our analysts do and how we give them the best care we can.

18 May 2020 Blog
Tech companies and charities unite to keep children in Mali safe online

Tech companies and charities unite to keep children in Mali safe online

The IWF has partnered with Facebook, Peace One Day, and the Government of Mali to keep children in Mali safe online.

7 May 2020 News
IWF works with international partners as Government says there can be ‘no safe space’ for online child sexual abuse

IWF works with international partners as Government says there can be ‘no safe space’ for online child sexual abuse

In 2019, almost nine in 10 (89%) known URLs containing child sexual abuse material were hosted in Europe

6 May 2020 News
New ‘weapon’ in fight against online child sexual abuse to help protect children in Haiti

New ‘weapon’ in fight against online child sexual abuse to help protect children in Haiti

‘Wherever criminals seek to make children victims, and wherever children risk being harmed by the proliferation of this evil material, people must come together to fight it. That is exactly what has happened here in Haiti’

6 May 2020 News
Twitter and IWF boost international online safety campaign for parents to support child safety during lockdown

Twitter and IWF boost international online safety campaign for parents to support child safety during lockdown

The series of videos was created in collaboration with five governments, six companies and numerous NGOs within a two-week period.

1 May 2020 News
“Zero tolerance” is needed across Europe as figures show it’s a world hub for hosting child sexual abuse material

“Zero tolerance” is needed across Europe as figures show it’s a world hub for hosting child sexual abuse material

There are calls to make Europe a no-go zone for online sexual predators as new figures reveal that 9 in 10 webpages identified by the IWF showing videos and images of children suffering sexual abuse, rape, and torture are hosted on servers in Europe.

27 April 2020 News
‘Significant breakthrough’ as IWF analysts crack code used by predators to share child sexual abuse material online

‘Significant breakthrough’ as IWF analysts crack code used by predators to share child sexual abuse material online

The expanded keywords list from the IWF will help prevent criminals from accessing images and videos of children being sexually abused.

24 April 2020 News
Pixels from a Crime Scene: Woman who was sexually abused as a child ‘sickened’ that images of her abuse may still being shared by predators

Pixels from a Crime Scene: Woman who was sexually abused as a child ‘sickened’ that images of her abuse may still being shared by predators

The IWF says criminals sharing videos and images of children being abused make it ‘impossible’ for victims to move on from their abuse.

13 April 2020 News
Pixels from a Crime Scene: Fears new generation of young British men is driving demand for videos and images of child sexual abuse

Pixels from a Crime Scene: Fears new generation of young British men is driving demand for videos and images of child sexual abuse

Police fear more and more 18-26 year old men in the UK are viewing child sexual abuse online, fueling the demand for online child sexual abuse in the UK.

12 April 2020 News
 ‘Terrifying escalation’ in battle to keep children safe online as new figures reveal 300,000 people in the UK could pose sexual threat to children

‘Terrifying escalation’ in battle to keep children safe online as new figures reveal 300,000 people in the UK could pose sexual threat to children

'Parents may think that, because their child is at home, they are safe but sadly that just not always the case'.

3 April 2020 News