Emma Hardy argues that Government-backed on-device protections - blocking nude and sexual imagery from being sent, received or captured on children's devices - could prevent harm at the source rather than remedy it after the fact. Drawing on 14 years of IWF data, she shows how 'self-generated' imagery now appears in the vast majority of criminal reports, making prevention more urgent than ever.
Transferly became an IWF Member on 1 January 2026. They support us in our aims to eliminate online child sexual abuse.
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A new IWF portal will, for the first time, give people in Tunisia a safe and anonymous place to report illegal videos and images.
Tuteliq became an IWF Member on 1 June 2026. They support us in our aims to eliminate online child sexual abuse.
The series of videos was created in collaboration with five governments, six companies and numerous NGOs within a two-week period.
The portals, including the IWF's first in Europe, will allow people to report child sexual abuse material to the IWF should they stumble across it online
In 2013 David Cameron declared a crackdown on child abuse images online, calling for the internet industry to ‘obliterate’ such content from the internet.
Everything we do at the IWF to stop child sexual abuse imagery online is only possible thanks to the amazing partnerships we have with companies and organisations.