Statements

All IWF Hotline operations resume as new social distancing measures brought in

All IWF Hotline operations resume as new social distancing measures brought in

Throughout the lockdown period the IWF Hotline has remained operational, but social distancing measures meant some activities had to be scaled back

2 June 2020 Statement
COVID-19 coronavirus announcement

COVID-19 coronavirus announcement

The IWF continues to work as usual but, with many staff now working remotely, there may be delays in responding to emails and phone calls .

16 March 2020 Statement
Fault with Three’s network wrongly points to IWF

Fault with Three’s network wrongly points to IWF

A fault with Three’s network is incorrectly signposting some Three customers to the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF).

26 February 2020 Statement
IWF welcomes Government bid to increase protection for children online

IWF welcomes Government bid to increase protection for 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".

12 February 2020 Statement
Pope says ‘urgent need to heal wounds’ of child sexual abuse as IWF calls for Church to take ‘moral lead’

Pope says ‘urgent need to heal wounds’ of child sexual abuse as IWF calls for Church to take ‘moral lead’

Pope Francis tells multi-faith conference “tragic experience” has taught the Catholic Church about the effects of child abuse

15 November 2019 Statement
IWF response to the announcements made by the UK’s Home Office on data sharing and encryption

IWF response to the announcements made by the UK’s Home Office on data sharing and encryption

Here’s IWF response to the announcements made by the UK’s Home Office, which can be found here:

4 October 2019 Statement
Fault with Virgin Media filtering system wrongly points to IWF

Fault with Virgin Media filtering system wrongly points to IWF

A fault with Virgin Media’s filtering system was incorrectly signposting Virgin’s customers to the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF).

15 July 2019 Statement
IWF responds to Online Harms White Paper: Let’s do the right thing online for victims of child sexual abuse

IWF responds to Online Harms White Paper: Let’s do the right thing online for victims of child sexual abuse

The IWF, as part of the UK Safer Internet Centre, believes that this is an opportunity to demonstrate and to build on Britain’s already world-leading approach in tackling the spread of child sexual abuse images and videos online.

8 April 2019 Statement
Statement: On the ‘Regulating in a digital world’ report by the Select Committee on Communications of the House of Lords

Statement: On the ‘Regulating in a digital world’ report by the Select Committee on Communications of the House of Lords

he Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) welcomes today’s report from the House of Lords’ Communications Committee and the 10 principles it recommends to help shape the digital world of the future.

11 March 2019 Statement
Statement: On the ‘Impact of Social Media and Screen-Use on Young People’s Health’ report by the Science and Technology Committee of the House of Commons

Statement: On the ‘Impact of Social Media and Screen-Use on Young People’s Health’ report by the Science and Technology Committee of the House of Commons

The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) welcomes today’s report from the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee and the attention it draws to the impact of online harms on children and young people.

31 January 2019 Statement
Statement: In response to the Home Office announcement on IWF online child sexual abuse imagery data collection

Statement: In response to the Home Office announcement on IWF online child sexual abuse imagery data collection

Susie Hargreaves OBE, CEO of the IWF, says: “We are delighted that the Home Office has asked us to provide data to explore how legitimate advertisers are being exploited by offenders, intent on sharing horrific imagery of child sexual abuse online.

5 November 2018 Statement
Statement

Statement

Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) Preliminary Hearing into the Internet Investigation

1 November 2018 Statement