The Internet Watch Foundation welcomes the Government’s commitment to ‘upgrade’ a database in a bid to tackle online child sexual abuse material.
A fault with Three’s network is incorrectly signposting some Three customers to the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF).
Digital Minister Matt Warman paid tribute to the event which took place on Tuesday.
The Internet Watch Foundation has welcomed moves to help protect children online.
“Anything that helps make the internet a safer place for children and helps in the fight against online child sexual abuse material is a good thing".
Partnerships between the IWF and businesses will help keep children safe
The portals, including the IWF's first in Europe, will allow people to report child sexual abuse material to the IWF should they stumble across it online
By Fred Langford, IWF Deputy CEO and CTO
“Imagine your darkest moments exposed to an unknown number of people. Then imagine strangers watching your pain for sexual satisfaction. That’s what happens for some of the children whose abuse images we see online."
Sierra Leone’s President Dr. Julius Maada Bio “applauds” the launch, saying it is an “unprecedented collaboration in our preparedness to end internet sexual and other crimes against children.”
Chris Elmore, chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Social Media, says he will work with the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) on an inquiry into the increase in reports of online child sexual abuse material.
New data reveals that self-generated imagery now accounts for nearly a third of web pages featuring sexual images of children actioned by the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF).