Blogs

Encryption: ‘We must have equivalency; It’s all about the implementation’

Encryption: ‘We must have equivalency; It’s all about the implementation’

By Fred Langford, IWF Deputy CEO and CTO

6 February 2020 Blog
Sexual Abuse and Sexual Violence Awareness Week: How IWF analysts make a difference

Sexual Abuse and Sexual Violence Awareness Week: How IWF analysts make a difference

“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."

3 February 2020 Blog
IWF CEO Susie Hargreaves OBE: Why children are so important this Human Rights Day

IWF CEO Susie Hargreaves OBE: Why children are so important this Human Rights Day

At the IWF we believe more than ever that children need to have their rights protected online

10 December 2019 Blog
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 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
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
DNS OVER HTTPS: It should not have come this

DNS OVER HTTPS: It should not have come this

By Fred Langford, IWF Deputy CEO and CTO

17 October 2019 Blog
This Peace Day help us stop sexual images and videos of children online

This Peace Day help us stop sexual images and videos of children online

We’re celebrating the 20th Anniversary of Peace One Day, (21 September) a day when all countries vowed not to wage war and an annual day of worldwide ceasefire and non-violence.

20 September 2019 Blog
Celebrating the people that make IWF great - Henry: I was able to gather identifying information on a victim by analysing a video that was reported to us

Celebrating the people that make IWF great - Henry: I was able to gather identifying information on a victim by analysing a video that was reported to us

By Henry, IWF analyst

21 August 2019 Blog
Celebrating the people that make IWF great – Tess: Telling people that you work in policy is usually met with a slightly glazed look

Celebrating the people that make IWF great – Tess: Telling people that you work in policy is usually met with a slightly glazed look

By Tess Leyland, Policy and Public Affairs Assistant

14 August 2019 Blog
Celebrating the people that make IWF great - Rosa: Each day I work as an analyst I question how people are so determined to abuse, coerce and exploit children sexually

Celebrating the people that make IWF great - Rosa: Each day I work as an analyst I question how people are so determined to abuse, coerce and exploit children sexually

By Rosa, IWF Analyst

7 August 2019 Blog