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  1. How the Internet Watch Foundation uses tech to tackle child abuse images online

    Tech Monitor spoke to the IWF’s chief technology officer Dan Sexton about how his team is developing bespoke software to support the charity’s work.

  2. New data shows online child sexual abuse material rising

    Call for lawmakers to act quickly as new data shows child sexual abuse reports are soaring in wake of pandemic.

  3. Online child protection tool helps under-18s report nude photos of themselves

    A web tool to help under-18s report intimate photos of themselves has been launched to prevent the images being uploaded and shared online.

  4. Digital fingerprints of a million child abuse images made

    Digital fingerprints of a million images of child sexual abuse have been created, the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) has said.

  5. Abuse material still circulating in ‘dark corners’ of internet as sex predator jailed

    An internet sex predator has been jailed after grooming victims to abuse themselves, siblings and children, and selling “box sets” of abuse, as the IWF warns footage of his victims’ sexual abuse is still circulating in “dark corners” of the internet.

  6. Three-fold increase of abuse imagery of 7-10-year-olds as IWF detects more child sexual abuse material online than ever before

    The IWF is urging parents and carers to spot the dangers as a new Government-backed campaign aims to boost child safety.

  7. Calls for greater clarity as new Online Safety Bill is introduced in the Commons

    The IWF welcomed the new Bill, but said there needs to be greater clarity in how the Bill will be implemented.

  8. Not all Encryption is the same: social media is not ready for End-to-End Encryption

    Not all Encryption is the same: social media is not ready for End-to-End Encryption. IWF CTO Dan Sexton explains the differences in the technology behind the debate.

  9. AI advances could lead to more child sexual abuse videos, watchdog warns

    IWF warns of more AI-made child sexual abuse videos as tools behind them get more widespread and easier to use

  10. Online child sex abuse material, boosted by AI, is outpacing Big Tech's regulation

    Watchdogs say its a "stark vision of the future."

  11. More children victims of online sexual abuse than ever – as AI opens new battleground

    More children than ever are becoming victim of online sexual abuse, with technology offering abusers more access to them than ever.

  12. 2023 Was ‘Most Extreme Year On Record’ For Child Sex Abuse Online, Charity Warns

    Last year was the “most extreme year on record” for child sexual abuse online, UK based charity Internet Watch Foundation warned.