The series of videos was created in collaboration with five governments, six companies and numerous NGOs within a two-week period.
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.
The expanded keywords list from the IWF will help prevent criminals from accessing images and videos of children being sexually abused.
The IWF says criminals sharing videos and images of children being abused make it ‘impossible’ for victims to move on from their 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.
'Parents may think that, because their child is at home, they are safe but sadly that just not always the case'.
There are warnings that, with schools being forced to shut, there is an increased risk of children being groomed and coerced online.
Despite travel bans, experts say there must be no delaying what could be a ‘significant’ move for children’s online safety.
The IWF continues to work as usual but, with many staff now working remotely, there may be delays in responding to emails and phone calls .
We teamed up with comedian Arron Crascall, football YouTuber Eman Sv2 and our partner the victim-support charity the Marie Collins Foundation to raise awareness of the important issue of child sexual abuse imagery online via social media.
