Delays to Online Harms legislation ‘regrettable’ says Government
Baroness Floella Benjamin raised fears 18 to 25 year-olds may be becoming child sex predators online.
4 June 2020
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'There is a real child in every image, and every image is a crime scene': An analyst's story
IWF analyst 'Lucy' spoke to the BBC about her work tracking down and fighting against online child sexual abuse.
3 June 2020
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IWF calls for further assurance on future funding for 'essential' Safer Internet Day
The Home Affairs Select Committee heard that the UK Safer Internet Centre requires funding to provide vital services at what is a particularly important time with children spending increasing amounts of time online through the current Covid-19 pandemic
3 June 2020
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All IWF Hotline operations resume as new social distancing measures brought in
Throughout the lockdown period the IWF Hotline has remained operational, but social distancing measures meant some activities had to be scaled back
2 June 2020
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New Mongolian portal to protect children online
‘Children must be protected, and this new portal could make all the difference’
1 June 2020
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IWF supports calls to speed up online harms legislation
The IWF has joined calls for a full response to the White Paper consultation to be made as soon as possible
29 May 2020
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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