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  1. ‘Appalling’ rise of ‘devious’ criminals tricking children into sexually abusing themselves on camera

    New IWF data reveals a startling increase in ‘self-generated’ material where children have been tricked or groomed by predators.

  2. New tool empowers children and young people to stop spread of nude images online

    Childline and the IWF launch new tool to help young people remove nude images that have been shared online

  3. Children coerced to insert household objects into themselves – including a toothbrush and a recorder – for online predators’ pleasure

  4. Vital EU regulation needed to prevent the coercion of children online into most severe form of sexual abuse, as highlighted by new IWF study

  5. Working internationally & fighting self-generated content

  6. Call for experts to help tackle growing threat of ‘self-generated’ online child sexual abuse material

  7. 20,000 reports of coerced ‘self-generated’ sexual abuse imagery seen in first half of 2022 show 7- to 10-year-olds

    New data released by the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) shows almost 20,000 webpages of child sexual abuse imagery in the first half of 2022 included ‘self-generated’ content of 7- to 10-year-old children.

  8. Category A child sexual abuse material of a ‘self-generated’ nature – an IWF snapshot study

    An IWF research study on Category A child sexual abuse images and videos which fit the ‘self-generated’ definition.

  9. Boost for children’s online safety as Welsh Government becomes first Government to join IWF

    Boost for children’s online safety as Welsh Government becomes first Government to join IWF. Welsh language resources will help children spot the signs of online grooming and abuse.

  10. Self-generated child sexual abuse fieldwork findings report

    This report conducted in collaboration with the Policing Institute for the Eastern Region (PIER) highlights the gravity of self-generated child sexual abuse material.

  11. Think Before You Share

    Our campaign aims to help young people understand the harm of sharing explicit imagery online and encourage parents and educators to start conversations.

  12. ‘Beyond heart-breaking’ abuse as predators groom children to film siblings and friends