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Internet Watch Foundation

27 November 2023 UK SIC

Children must understand risk as UK schools say pupils abusing AI to make sexual imagery of other children

Initial reports show schoolchildren in the UK are now using AI to generate indecent images of other children, with experts…

30 October 2023 Angela Munoz Aroca

Global collaboration needed as thousands of AI-generated child sexual abuse images emerge depicting the worst kinds of abuse

The IWF has published its latest report on the proliferation of AI-generated child sexual abuse imagery, following a month-long investigation.

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…

26 May 2023 Angela Munoz Aroca

IWF Annual Report launch video

In 2022, the IWF took action to remove a record-breaking 255,588 websites containing child sexual abuse material.

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.

27 January 2023 UK SIC

UKSIC reaffirms importance of youth voice in online safety discussions as worrying data emerges

The UK Safer Internet Centre (UKSIC) believes worrying new data, provided by partner organisation the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF), increases…

20 December 2022 Angela Munoz Aroca

Over one in 10 young people in the UK exposed to criminal child sexual abuse content online

The IWF has commissioned research to help guide their messaging about the reporting function.

7 December 2022 UK SIC

Minister pledges to put politics aside for Online Safety Bill as he calls on platforms to act now at UKSIC partner event

The Minister for Tech and the Digital Economy has dubbed the Online Safety Bill a “cross-party” issue at an event…