Record amount of online child sexual abuse blocked as landmark Bill faces delays
‘For a while, we led the world with the vision for our online regulation. But now we are falling behind.’
10 November 2022
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New partner steps up to help IWF stop the spread of child sex abuse imagery online
Software developer Fastvue joins forces with the Internet Watch Foundation in the fight to stop sexual abuse content of children online.
8 November 2022
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Websites offering cryptocurrency payment for child sexual abuse images ‘doubling every year’
New Crypto Unit formed as experts use every tool at their disposal to stop the distribution and sale of child sexual abuse images online
1 November 2022
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iQ Global comes on board as new IWF Member
This commitment to the IWF means that iQ Global can provide its customers who are IWF Members with secure access to a vital IWF tool to protect their customers.
25 October 2022
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IWF calls on MPs to ‘rise above’ Westminster chaos as IICSA highlights ‘incalculable’ damage from online child sexual abuse
The internet is “magnifying” risks of sexual abuse for children and causing “incalculable” harm to victims, a major new report has warned.
20 October 2022
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Internet Watch Foundation, Stop It Now, and Pornhub launch first of its kind chatbot to prevent child sexual abuse
People trying to view sexual images of children online will trigger a first-of-its-kind chatbot, which has launched to help potential offenders stop their behaviour.
27 September 2022
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IWF’s fight to make internet a safer place for children bolstered by new partner
Safety tech organisation VerifyMy has joined the Internet Watch Foundation as a new Member, helping to keep the internet free from illegal child sexual abuse content.
7 September 2022
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20,000 reports of coerced ‘self-generated’ sexual abuse imagery seen in first half of 2022 show 7- to 10-year-olds
IWF CEO calls it a social and digital emergency requiring a sustained national prevention effort.
8 August 2022
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IWF data fuels report aimed at ‘turning tide of online child sexual abuse’
A new report by an independent think tank looks at what can be done by police and government to help “turn the tide of online child sexual abuse”.
19 July 2022
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Pioneering game developer joins IWF effort to fight child sexual abuse on the internet
Niantic, a world leader in augmented reality mobile games, joins the IWF community of Members.
14 July 2022
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