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AI becoming ‘child sexual abuse machine’ adding to ‘dangerous’ record levels of online abuse, IWF warns

AI becoming ‘child sexual abuse machine’ adding to ‘dangerous’ record levels of online abuse, IWF warns

‘Frightening’ 260-fold rise in AI child sexual abuse videos contribute to making 2025 worst year for online abuse in IWF’s 30-year history.

16 January 2026 News
Strong public support for EU child sexual abuse legislation as abuse imagery rockets

Strong public support for EU child sexual abuse legislation as abuse imagery rockets

IWF calls on lawmakers in Germany, Italy and Poland to respect the will of their electorates and pass laws allowing tech companies to detect for child sexual abuse images and videos.

16 January 2026 News
The Internet Watch Foundation celebrates 10-year partnership with NetSupport to keep children safe online

The Internet Watch Foundation celebrates 10-year partnership with NetSupport to keep children safe online

The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) is delighted to celebrate a decade of partnership with NetSupport.

15 January 2026 News
CheckFirst joins IWF to strengthen efforts against child sexual abuse online

CheckFirst joins IWF to strengthen efforts against child sexual abuse online

The Internet Watch Foundation welcomes CheckFirst as its newest Member, joining the fight to eradicate child sexual abuse images and videos from the internet.

22 December 2025 News
AI nudification app ban and on-device protections for children welcomed following IWF campaign

AI nudification app ban and on-device protections for children welcomed following IWF campaign

The Government’s VAWG Strategy will outline new measures to prevent nudes being sent, received, or shared on teens’ phones.

18 December 2025 News
CameraForensics joins forces with IWF to empower investigations and protect children online

CameraForensics joins forces with IWF to empower investigations and protect children online

Working together to strengthen online investigations, accelerate victim identification and safeguard children worldwide.

17 December 2025 News
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IWF in the News

« Les images d’enfants victimes de violences sexuelles générées par l’IA prolongent la souffrance des victimes »

« Les images d’enfants victimes de violences sexuelles générées par l’IA prolongent la souffrance des victimes »

Le directeur de l’Internet Watch Foundation, Derek Ray-Hill, alerte, dans une tribune au « Monde », sur la production d’images pédocriminelles grâce à l’intelligence artificielle et sur la nécessité de les criminaliser.

31 July 2025 IWF In The News
Major increase in child sexual abuse videos made with AI

Major increase in child sexual abuse videos made with AI

Exclusive data shared with Channel 4 News shows that 1,300 videos have been found globally so far in 2025.

11 July 2025 IWF In The News
Zahl der KI-Videos von sexuellem Kindesmissbrauch nimmt stark zu

Zahl der KI-Videos von sexuellem Kindesmissbrauch nimmt stark zu

Pädokriminelle nutzen zunehmend künstliche Intelligenz, um Aufnahmen von Kindesmissbrauch zu erstellen. Ermittler warnen, dass sie dadurch möglicherweise weniger Fälle von echtem Missbrauch stoppen können.

11 July 2025 IWF In The News
Le signalement de contenus pédopornographiques générés par l'IA "a explosé" depuis début 2025, selon une association

Le signalement de contenus pédopornographiques générés par l'IA "a explosé" depuis début 2025, selon une association

Le nombre de pages web, partout dans le monde et signalées à l'Internet Watch Foundation, montrant des images pédopornographiques générées par l'intelligence artificielle a explosé de 400%.

10 July 2025 IWF In The News
AI puts real child sex victims at risk, experts say

AI puts real child sex victims at risk, experts say

An increase in sophisticated AI-generated images of child abuse could result in police and other agencies chasing "fake" rather than genuine abuse, a charity has said.

18 June 2025 IWF In The News
Warnings issued as rising amount of child sexual abuse material hosted on websites in EU countries

Warnings issued as rising amount of child sexual abuse material hosted on websites in EU countries

A rise in child sex abuse material has been linked to websites hosted in EU countries, according to the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF).

25 April 2025 IWF In The News
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