New analysis in the IWF’s annual report shows 11-13 year old girls are increasingly at risk of grooming and coercion at the hands of online predators
Explore how ICAP sites use pyramid-style schemes to distribute child sexual abuse material, increasing public exposure and aiding criminal profits.
UK internet service provider Glide is aligning with the Internet Watch Foundation to help eliminate child sexual abuse material online
In 2024, IWF assessed over 424,000 reports, confirming 291,273 contained or linked to child sexual abuse imagery, with 91% being 'self-generated' content.
Two years ago, IWF took a conscious and deliberate decision to work with companies which specialise in adult content.
The IWF is made up of a team of over 70 diverse team members working in a variety of disciplines including our team of front-line analysts
IWF supports the Online Safety Act by helping adult sites detect, remove, and prevent child sexual abuse imagery online.
IWF Standards of Good Practice for Adult Content Providers
The ‘world first’ standards will help to ‘set and raise’ standards to prevent the upload and distribution of online child sexual abuse imagery.
Reports involving sexual extortion are on the rise as criminals become more ‘adept’ at targeting younger children.