IWF analysts have seen accelerating numbers of public reports of child sexual abuse, with more people staying and working from home among contributing factors.
Thousands of images and videos of child sexual abuse could be going undetected because internet analysts’ time is being taken up dealing with “false reports”, experts warn.
Childline and the IWF launch new tool to help young people remove nude images that have been shared online
IWF and NSPCC's Report Remove can support a young person in reporting sexual images shared online and enables them to get the image removed if it is illegal.
IWF research into how artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly being used to create child sexual abuse imagery online
New data published by the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) shows girls are at increasing risk online.
IWF warns full effects of lockdown are only now becoming apparent as younger children are groomed into sexual abuse online.
German .de domain ‘ruthlessly’ targeted by criminal gangs profiting from the sale of child sexual abuse images and videos
A new report from the IWF shows how the pace of AI development has not slowed as offenders are using better, faster and more accessible tools to generate new criminal images and videos.
IWF analysts have worked through the coronavirus lockdown to make sure children are kept safe.