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Social media ban – why a big tech revolution and bolder action on Online Safety Act are key
The so-called social media ban is a revolutionary step, but is this a revolutionary moment for child safety?
2 July 2026
Blog
UK Alliance Tackling Online CSEA (UK ATOC) response to the UK social media ban
Read the UK Alliance Tackling Online CSEA’s response to the under-16 social media ban, including what else is needed to keep children safe online.
1 July 2026
Statement
Europe cannot keep asking children to protect themselves from sexual predators
We would not expect children to protect themselves from sexual abuse in schools, clubs or youth organisations so why would we adopt such an approach online?
29 June 2026
Blog
KIDZONET joins the Internet Watch Foundation to strengthen child protection across digital networks
By working with the IWF, KIDZONET is reinforcing its commitment to disrupting the spread of child sexual abuse material online.
29 June 2026
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IWF welcomes political agreement on recast of EU Directive on child sexual abuse
New EU legislation closes critical gaps to criminalise AI-generated abuse material and strengthen survivor protections.
23 June 2026
Statement
Separating fact from fiction on the technology used to detect child sexual abuse
Public debate around online child sexual abuse material detection is dominated by myths, misunderstandings, and hypotheticals. The truth is that detection technology is built on established safety and security tools that have been embedded across the digital ecosystem for decades.
22 June 2026
Blog
IWF in the News
« 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
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
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 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
