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Increased measures to protect vulnerable children online welcomed by the IWF

Increased measures to protect vulnerable children online welcomed by the IWF

The UK’s Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) is welcoming an increased focus on “enforcing” children’s rights, including measures to help protect them online.

21 November 2019 News
IWF warns possessing indecent images of children is ‘always a crime’ after senior Police officer is convicted

IWF warns possessing indecent images of children is ‘always a crime’ after senior Police officer is convicted

The UK’s Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) says people should report online child sexual abuse directly to them or the police if they stumble across it on the internet.

20 November 2019 News
IWF celebrates the UNCRC at 30

IWF celebrates the UNCRC at 30

The convention puts front-and-centre the best interests of the child and encourages all of us to build a world in which every child can flourish and thrive. 

20 November 2019 Blog
IWF sets sights on tackling online child sexual abuse to mark 30th anniversary of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child

IWF sets sights on tackling online child sexual abuse to mark 30th anniversary of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child

UK-based Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) is announcing a “special” push across the world to drive child sexual abuse imagery off the web.

20 November 2019 News
LiveMe joins IWF to help improve protection for users

LiveMe joins IWF to help improve protection for users

LiveMe is an app that connects musicians, singers, actors, DJs, storytellers and comedians with their fanbase.

18 November 2019 News
Pope says ‘urgent need to heal wounds’ of child sexual abuse as IWF calls for Church to take ‘moral lead’

Pope says ‘urgent need to heal wounds’ of child sexual abuse as IWF calls for Church to take ‘moral lead’

Pope Francis tells multi-faith conference “tragic experience” has taught the Catholic Church about the effects of child abuse

15 November 2019 Statement
IWF CEO, Susie Hargreaves OBE, to meet Pope Francis

IWF CEO, Susie Hargreaves OBE, to meet Pope Francis

The Catholic Church and other religious leaders face up to their past.

15 November 2019 Blog
DNS over HTTPS: ‘What does that mean?’

DNS over HTTPS: ‘What does that mean?’

By Fred Langford, IWF Deputy CEO and CTO.

15 November 2019 Blog
Religious leaders must take ‘moral lead’ to help end online child sexual abuse

Religious leaders must take ‘moral lead’ to help end online child sexual abuse

Internet Watch Foundation calls for partnership ahead of landmark Vatican conference.

13 November 2019 News
IWF publishes platform-specific data for child sexual abuse imagery

IWF publishes platform-specific data for child sexual abuse imagery

“The vast majority of child sexual abuse imagery we find is linked to darker places of the internet, hosted in countries outside of the UK, on platforms not commonly known about,” says IWF CEO Susie Hargreaves OBE

7 November 2019 News
There is #NoSuchThing as child pornography. There is only child sexual abuse.

There is #NoSuchThing as child pornography. There is only child sexual abuse.

Every day at the Internet Watch Foundation we see the victims of this abuse.

1 November 2019 Blog
MTN partners with Internet Watch Foundation to make the internet a safer place

MTN partners with Internet Watch Foundation to make the internet a safer place

MTN Group announced the launch of its Child Online Protection initiative by signing a partnership with the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF).

31 October 2019 News