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Online Crime
Threats to Share Intimate Images to Become a Crime
This blog looks at the Domestic Abuse Bill and what new laws have been brought in to protect victims. We…
‘Beyond heart-breaking’ abuse as predators groom children to film siblings and friends
A new IWF study indicates internet sex predators are manipulating children to record their own sexual abuse, and that of…
Eyes of the world very much on Europe' as IWF welcomes progress on child safety measures in Brussels
“We cannot allow Europe to be a safe haven for these criminals who would exploit the worst abuse of vulnerable,…
Government looks to tackle internet grooming amid fears of a ‘perfect storm’ for online abuse
Minister praises work to find and remove images and videos of child sexual abuse from the internet, and says new…
IWF has record month as public reports of child sexual abuse surge
IWF analysts have seen accelerating numbers of public reports of child sexual abuse, with more people staying and working from…
Game-changing IWF chatbot to target people trying to access child sexual abuse online
The End Violence Fund has announced the funding grant for the new Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) reThink chatbot which the charity has…
‘Disturbing’ rise in videos of children who have been groomed into filming their own abuse
Videos and images where children have been manipulated into recording their own abuse now make up nearly half of all…
Hundreds of individual victims in videos of “self-generated” child sexual abuse in one week
In one week alone, analysts saw almost 700 individual girls being exploited and coerced into filming their own abuse. This…
IWF launches six international reporting portals for child sexual abuse material during lockdown
The coronavirus pandemic has lent greater urgency to tackling online threats.
Mental Health Awareness Week – Doing one of the most difficult jobs
On Mental Health Awareness Week, IWF raise awareness of the difficult but crucial work their analysts do and how they…
IWF launches a ground-breaking podcast series – Pixels from a Crime Scene
Speaking in the first episode, Chief Constable Simon Bailey QPM, The National Police Chief’s Council lead on child protection, has…
IWF Warning During Coronavirus Outbreak
The Internet Watch Foundation warns that, with schools being forced to shut, there is an increased risk of children being…