On Wednesday (23 September) myself and the IWF team welcomed Rosalba Ceravolo from Telefono Azzurro into our office to better understand how our two hotlines tackle child sexual abuse online content.
Chris Hughes, who has worked at the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) for nearly nine years, oversees the IWF’s hotline and leads a team of analysts whose job is to assess images and videos of suspected child sexual abuse to help get them removed from the internet.
Last week, the UK Government published the draft draft Online Safety Bill which aims to “put an end to harmful practices online".
ECLAG high-level event on March 20 in Brussels will discuss what vital new EU legislation needs in order to be effective.
The findings will be ‘invaluable’ in turning the tide on the threat children are facing from online predators.
An independent study, Safer technology, safer users: The UK as a world leader in Safety Tech, has found there has been “significant growth” within the UK’s safety tech sector