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New guidance for parents and carers as AI-manipulated images of children become a growing concern

With AI-generated sexual abuse imagery increasing every year, the IWF and NCA call on families to understand the risks of sharing children's photos online.

3 July 2026 News

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 News

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

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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 »

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

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

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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