Internet Watch Foundation (IWF)
@IWFhotline
Leading tech non-profit working globally to eliminate child sexual abuse images & videos from the worldwide internet. Partner in @UK_SIC.
Platforms should be built to be safe by design & make an internet that is safe for everyone. @derekrayhill interim head of the @IWFhotline welcomes @Ofcom's new rules for sites allowing porn but said "there is still more to be done". bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
If you're concerned about your nude or sexual images being shared online, help is available. Report Remove is a first-of-its-kind service from the IWF and @NSPCC's Childline that provides a confidential way for young people under 18 to report their sexual images and videos for…
Worried about a nude or sexual image being shared online? Here's how @IWFhotline's & @NSPCC’s Report Remove tool works 👇 🔵 Visit the Report Remove website and use the simple form 🔵 IWF experts assess and work to remove confirmed illegal material 🔵 Childline Counsellors…
IWF urges for ‘loophole’ to be closed in proposed EU laws criminalising AI child sexual abuse as synthetic videos make ‘huge leaps’ in sophistication. As the current negotiations around the legislation progress, the IWF is urging the Council to align its position with EU…
Innovation thrives through collaboration, that's why we’re proud to partner with a global community of governments, law enforcment and the tech industry. These parternships are key to advancing our mission to eradicate child sexual abuse imagery online, and they are paving the…
🚨 Reporting is simple, easy and anonymous. The victimisation of a child who has endured sexual abuse doesn’t stop once they're removed from the situation. If images and videos of their abuse have been captured and shared online, they face a lifetime of suffering. But together,…
Last week, our Head of Policy and Public Affairs Hannah Swirsky joined @EPPGroup alongside MEP Jeroen Lenaers, MEP François-Xavier Bellamy, and Julie Fuchs from @ECPAT in the latest episode of EU Decoded to discuss protecting children against sexual abuse. Tune in and listen to…
🚨 New #podcast alert! Topic: Protecting children from sexual abuse Guests: 🔵@jeroen_lenaers MEP 🔵@fxbellamy MEP 🔵 Julie Fuchs, @ECPAT International 🔵 Hannah Swirsky, @IWFhotline Tune in! #CSAM
🙏 Thank you to @SafeOnlineFund, supporters, and champions for creating a safer digital world for children. We are proud to be a part of this community. Together, we’re making a difference. More in Safe Online’s New Annual Report 2024: bit.ly/AnnualReport20…. #Impact2024…
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Teens today are being pressured into sharing nudes, from peers and strangers online. We need to talk about it – and get them to think before they share. For tips and advice for parents, carers, teenagers and educators go to thinkbeforeyoushare.org. #AwarenessCampaign…
Sextortion is a serious crime that can affect anyone. If you experience this crime, you are not alone, and there are steps you can take to stop it. Don't let fear or shame stop you from getting help. 🚫 ➡️ Report this crime to the authorities. ➡️If you’re under 18, visit Report…
Technology is at the centre of everything we do. That’s why we develop tech-for-good - to help us stay ahead of the criminals who ruthlessly abuse children and legitimate services online, and to give our expert human analysts a technological advantage. Learn more:…
Data reveals AI child sexual abuse continues to spread online as criminals create more realistic and more extreme imagery. Full feature-length AI films of child sexual abuse will be ‘inevitable’ as synthetic videos make ‘huge leaps’ in sophistication in a year. Read more at…
⏰ Every 74 seconds our analysts assess a report. Every 108 seconds that report shows a child being sexually abused. In 2024, we discovered record levels of child sexual abuse webpages online, with a spike in sexual imagery of teens. We're discussing the latest figures on the…
⚠️ Teens face online sexual exploitation ‘crisis’ as we find record levels of child sexual abuse webpages online, with a spike in sexual imagery of teens. In 2024, we discovered child sexual abuse, or links to it, on a record-breaking 291,273 reports. We're discussing our…
Our latest Annual Data & Insights Report reveals that North America is the second major destination for criminals determined to share, sell and buy sexual images and videos of children, just after Europe. In 2024, 15% (or 43,275) of all the webpages our analysts worked to remove…
Join us tomorrow for the launch of our annual data in San Francisco with the latest trends on the global fight against online child sexual abuse material. ✍ Register at: iwf.org.uk/iwf-2024-eu-an….
Our Fundraising Heroes play an essential role in our mission to eradicate child sexual abuse imagery online. Thanks to their support, our analysts are able to receive the vital training and welfare provision needed to do one of the most challenging jobs in the world. If you’re…
We work with the global internet industry, governments and law enforcement agencies to remove images and videos of children suffering sexual abuse online. These crucial partnerships are what set us apart. 🤝 Learn more about our work in partnership and how you too could join…
MP for Rotherham @SarahChampionMP celebrates success in her campaign to strengthen RSHE in schools to educate around deepfakes and AI-generated illicit content of children, following campaigning work with us at the IWF to raise awareness of the rise in the use of nudification…
New data reveals AI child sexual abuse continues to spread online as criminals create more realistic and more extreme imagery. AI videos of child sexual abuse rocket, with 1,286 discovered in the first six months of 2025, compared to just two in the same period last year. Our…
