IWF urges the implementation of technological safeguards to protect children, as ‘shocking’ figures from the UK’s National Crime Agency show 830,000 adults who pose some degree of sexual risk to children.
The IWF is assessing a selection of ‘sensitive’ images from the Magnum photo archive to ensure they do not depict child sexual abuse.
The Internet Watch Foundation scooped a top prize at the 2023 National Technology Awards.
Experts warn that 1% of the entire male population could be ‘interested in sex with prepubescent children’.
IWF analyst 'Lucy' spoke to the BBC about her work tracking down and fighting against online child sexual abuse.
Our podcast tells the story of online child sexual abuse through the words of victims, the people fighting it, police, tech companies & even perpetrators.
Listen to 'It can happen in any home' the new true crime episode of the Pixels from a Crime Scene podcast from IWF.
The National Crime Agency estimates there to be between 550,000 and 850,000 people in the UK who pose varying forms of sexual risk to children.