Three-year-olds groomed online, charity warns
Sexual predators are grooming children under six into performing “disturbing” acts of sexual abuse via phones or webcams a charity has warned.
23 April 2024
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2023 Was ‘Most Extreme Year On Record’ For Child Sex Abuse Online, Charity Warns
Last year was the “most extreme year on record” for child sexual abuse online, UK based charity Internet Watch Foundation warned.
23 April 2024
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Teenage boys targeted as hotline sees ‘heartbreaking’ increase in child ‘sextortion’ reports
The IWF and NSPCC say tech platforms must do more to protect children online as confirmed sextortion cases soar.
18 March 2024
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Pioneering chatbot reduces searches for illegal sexual images of children
A major 18-month trial project has demonstrated a first-of-its-kind chatbot and warning message can reduce the number of online searches that may potentially be indicative of intent to find sexual images of children.
29 February 2024
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A Pornhub Chatbot Stopped Millions From Searching for Child Abuse Videos
Every time someone in the UK searched for child abuse material on Pornhub, a chatbot appeared and told them how to get help.
29 February 2024
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How online predators use privacy apps. New podcast episode from the IWF
In Conversation with Tegan Insoll, Head of Research at Suojellaan Lapsia, and Dan Sexton, Chief Technology Officer at the IWF
15 February 2024
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“Trailblazing” partnership takes aim at criminals profiting from child sexual abuse online
Criminals running commercial child sexual abuse ‘brands’ are taking advantage of a ‘loophole’ to remain online. This new partnership aims to shut them down for good.
7 February 2024
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A sporting twist for a serious cause – working together to stop child sexual abuse online
Pinsent Masons, a leading multinational law firm held the Move for a Safer Internet challenge to raise essential funds and awareness of IWF’s critical work.
6 February 2024
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What did we learn from the US Senate hearing over online harms?
By Susie Hargreaves OBE, Internet Watch Foundation CEO
1 February 2024
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Link management platform Rebrandly joins the IWF
Rebrandly, which provides a free URL Shortener Platform with custom domains to shorten a long link, joined the IWF as members in December 2023.
18 January 2024
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Under 10s groomed online ‘like never before’ as hotline discovers record amount of child sexual abuse
Against the worsening backdrop, the IWF warns moves like Meta’s decision to prevent the blocking of child sexual abuse imagery on Facebook’s Messenger service are ‘utterly incomprehensible’.
17 January 2024
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