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CSA partners from around the world join forces to say No to Nudify Apps

CSA partners from around the world join forces to say No to Nudify Apps

On Safer Internet Day 2026, the IWF and child protection partners worldwide unite to call for a global ban on AI nudify apps and tools.

10 February 2026 Blog
IWF urges EU leaders to act now on child sexual abuse as 109 organisations demand robust CSAR

IWF urges EU leaders to act now on child sexual abuse as 109 organisations demand robust CSAR

IWF joins 108 civil society groups urging EU leaders to pass strong laws now to tackle the growing crisis of child sexual abuse online.

9 February 2026 News
Kindred Tech joins IWF to strengthen global efforts to protect children online

Kindred Tech joins IWF to strengthen global efforts to protect children online

Kindred Tech is partnering with the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) to tackle the spread of child sexual abuse images and videos on the internet.

5 February 2026 News
Ofcom and IWF reinforce partnership in fight against online child sexual abuse

Ofcom and IWF reinforce partnership in fight against online child sexual abuse

A new agreement between Ofcom and the Internet Watch Foundation has strengthened the UK’s commitment to cracking down on online child sexual abuse imagery.

29 January 2026 News
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

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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