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29 September 2023 none

IWF analysts report rise in sexual extortion cases of boys

IWF experts have reported a steep increase in reports of children being blackmailed to share sexual images of themselves by…

31 August 2023 none

Tech breakthrough helps IWF analysts assess criminal imagery in seconds

A new clustering technology is helping IWF analysts to assess multiple child sexual abuse images in seconds.

30 June 2023 none

New release! IWF launches podcast on the effects end-to-end encryption could have in the fight against child sexual abuse imagery

The introduction of end-to-end encryption to messaging apps could increase the amount of child sexual abuse images and videos circulating…

28 April 2023 none

The most severe Category A online child sexual abuse doubles in two years, new IWF data shows

In 2022, the IWF found 51,369 webpages containing the most severe kinds of abuse, up from 25,050 pages in 2020.

30 March 2023 none

IWF works alongside Ukraine to help stop spread of child sexual abuse material

The IWF has relaunched a special Ukrainian language portal to help fight online child sexual abuse imagery.

27 February 2023 none

1,000 per cent increase in sexual abuse imagery of 7-10s since lockdown

Primary school children aged 7-10 years old are increasingly being groomed to perform sexually online by predators warns the IWF.