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Mastercard joins IWF in fight to keep internet safe

Mastercard joins IWF in fight to keep internet safe

“The additional help from Mastercard will help our analysts carry on their essential work keeping the internet safe for everyone.”

25 August 2021 News
New ally in fight against online abuse as Converge ICT joins IWF

New ally in fight against online abuse as Converge ICT joins IWF

Fiber broadband provider Converge ICT Solutions Inc. has joined the IWF in its fight to make the internet a safer place for everyone, particularly children.

2 August 2021 News
Campaigners push to stop this being ‘the summer of online sexual abuse’ against children

Campaigners push to stop this being ‘the summer of online sexual abuse’ against children

Campaigners are warning teenagers and their parents about online grooming and sexual exploitation as schools break up for the summer.

28 July 2021 News
‘Historic moment’ as Argentina launches its first reporting portal to report images and videos of child sexual abuse

‘Historic moment’ as Argentina launches its first reporting portal to report images and videos of child sexual abuse

The latest IWF portal marks a key step in Argentina’s fight against illegal videos and images of child sexual abuse.

22 June 2021 News
New tool empowers children and young people to stop spread of nude images online

New tool empowers children and young people to stop spread of nude images online

Childline and the IWF launch new tool to help young people remove nude images that have been shared online

22 June 2021 News
IWF welcomes Jurassic Fibre into membership bringing a safer internet experience to communities in the south west

IWF welcomes Jurassic Fibre into membership bringing a safer internet experience to communities in the south west

Award-winning Network Operator and Internet Service Provider Jurassic Fibre Limited (JFL) have joined the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) as Members.

18 June 2021 News
Tunisia takes ‘major step’ in global fight against online child sexual abuse material

Tunisia takes ‘major step’ in global fight against online child sexual abuse material

A new IWF portal will, for the first time, give people in Tunisia a safe and anonymous place to report illegal videos and images.

10 June 2021 News
Portal to call out child sexual abuse material in Kenya ‘could lead to the rescue of a young victim’

Portal to call out child sexual abuse material in Kenya ‘could lead to the rescue of a young victim’

The Kenyan public will now have a safe and anonymous place to report suspected images and videos of children suffering sexual abuse.

9 June 2021 News
Taskforce will stop millions of the most severe child sexual abuse images and videos being shared online

Taskforce will stop millions of the most severe child sexual abuse images and videos being shared online

A specialised new team will take ‘digital fingerprints’ of millions of images so companies and organisations around the world can spot them and have them removed.

2 June 2021 News
‘Appalling’ rise of ‘devious’ criminals tricking children into sexually abusing themselves on camera

‘Appalling’ rise of ‘devious’ criminals tricking children into sexually abusing themselves on camera

New IWF data reveals a startling increase in ‘self-generated’ material where children have been tricked or groomed by predators.

31 May 2021 News
'Staggering' scale of online threat to children revealed as report says 850,000 people in UK could pose sexual risk to children

'Staggering' scale of online threat to children revealed as report says 850,000 people in UK could pose sexual risk to children

The National Crime Agency estimates there to be between 550,000 and 850,000 people in the UK who pose varying forms of sexual risk to children.

25 May 2021 News
Call for renewed funding for UK Safer Internet Centre as new online safety legislation published

Call for renewed funding for UK Safer Internet Centre as new online safety legislation published

“It’s a heart-breaking milestone and a reminder, if it was ever needed, that the need for a safer internet has never been more urgent."

13 May 2021 News