After years of ignoring pleas to sign up to child protection schemes, the controversial messaging app Telegram has agreed to work with an internationally recognised body to stop the spread of child sexual abuse material (CSAM).
“The additional help from Mastercard will help our analysts carry on their essential work keeping the internet safe for everyone.”
What is end-to-end encryption (E2EE) and how could it impact IWF's ability to find online child sexual abuse imagery?
The portal gives people in El Salvador a safe, anonymous place to report child sexual abuse material if they accidentally find it online.
Every 5 Minutes our analysts in Cambridge find & remove an image or video online of a child suffering sexual abuse.
Initial research findings into the motivations, behaviour and actions of people who view indecent images of children (often referred to as child pornography) online is released today (Thursday, March 28) by the child protection charity the Lucy Faithfull Foundation (LFF) and the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF).
The Internet Watch Foundation and the Lucy Faithfull Foundation are embarking on a project to understand sex offenders’ internet habits when viewing online child sexual abuse material. The study is possible thanks to a grant from the International Foundation For Online Responsibility (IFFOR).