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  1. Today (December 14) the Joint Committee published its report on the Government’s draft Online Safety Bill

    The report acknowledges the IWF plays a central role in this area, and said the Government needs to provide more clarity about how Ofcom will work with organisations like the IWF.

  2. IWF has record month as public reports of child sexual abuse surge

    IWF analysts have seen accelerating numbers of public reports of child sexual abuse, with more people staying and working from home among contributing factors.

  3. ‘Significant breakthrough’ as IWF analysts crack code used by predators to share child sexual abuse material online

  4. IWF breaks record for actioning reports in a single day

  5. UK Safer Internet Centre

    The Internet Watch Foundation partners with Childnet International and SWGfL in the UK Safer Internet Centre (UKSIC).

  6. Government praises Safer Internet Day and pledges to work with Safer Internet Centre

    Digital Minister Matt Warman paid tribute to the event which took place on Tuesday. 

  7. ‘Ofcom and Government should not reinvent the wheel’ - IWF stands ready to help regulator stamp out online child sexual abuse material

    The Government must now act on the Committee’s recommendations to make sure this legislation brings in the strong and effective safeguards we need to keep children safe online.

  8. Child sexual abuse content increasingly being ‘masked’ online to hide crimes – latest global data

  9. EU co-funding

    IWF used to receive some funding from the European Union’s EU Safer Internet Programme. This is now provided by Nominet.

  10. ‘It’s a window into the child’s abuse. Thank goodness there is a stop button for us.’ A day in the life of an IWF analyst

    Cambridgeshire mum Lillian* has one of the most unusual and, sometimes, harrowing jobs in the world.

  11. Protecting our analysts’ Mental Health under extraordinary circumstances

    On World Mental Health Day 2020, we look at the extraordinary work of our dedicated team of analysts and how working to tackle child sexual abuse online can impact their mental health.

  12. Mental Health Awareness Week – Doing one of the most difficult jobs

    On Mental Health Awareness Week, we raise awareness of the difficult but crucial work our analysts do and how we give them the best care we can.