Tamsin McNally, Hotline Manager at the IWF, appeared live on National BBC Breakfast news to warn about the increasing prevalence of “sextortion” online.
The role of the Internet Watch Foundation has “never been more demanding or more necessary” according to a former High Court judge.
Chris joined the IWF in February 2012. He is responsible for the running of the hotline, which receives inbound reports from all over the world and proactively searches for child sexual abuse material.
WIRED on IWF's new IntelliGrade tool. There are 150 child sexual abuse laws around the world. Now, metadata is making it easier for countries to work together.
Each day, a team of analysts faces a seemingly endless mountain of horrors. The team of 21, who work at the Internet Watch Foundation’s office in Cambridgeshire, spend hours trawling through images and videos containing child sexual abuse.
Under-18s who want nude pictures or videos of themselves removed from the internet can now report the images through an online tool.
A web tool to help under-18s report intimate photos of themselves has been launched to prevent the images being uploaded and shared online.
Children who are worried that nude pictures and videos may end up online will be able to report the material to help prevent it from being uploaded in the future.
Children in the UK who are worried that nude pictures and videos may end up online will be able to report the material to help prevent it from being uploaded in the future.