'My team see, hear, experience, and understand first-hand the damage that the production and distribution of child abuse images causes, regardless of how the images are created,' says Hotline Director Chris Hughes.

Read more in our latest Annual Report: iwf.org.uk/annual-report-….

It is our mission to see an internet free from child sexual abuse.

Our highly skilled analysts search for, remove and prevent this illegal imagery online to ensure survivors never have to face a record of their abuse.

Learn more about our vital work: iwf.org.uk/about-us/.

The NCA has issued an alert to hundreds of thousands of education professionals following a considerable increase in global cases of financially motivated sexual extortion – a type of online blackmail widely known as ‘sextortion’.

Read the full story ➡️ nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/nca-issue…

Do you work in education? Today the NCA has issued an alert to education settings across the UK on financially motivated sexual extortion. For more information, visit thinkuknow.co.uk/professionals/…

There are many ways you can support our mission to see an internet free from child sexual abuse.

But, the most important thing you can do is reporting to us at iwf.org.uk/report if you stumble across child sexual abuse online.

Together, we can make the internet safer.

We're creating an internet free from child sexual abuse that is safe for children and adults to use around the world, and you could help us too! We're recruiting for various roles. Check our website to find out more and share with your network: iwf.org.uk/about-us/who-w….

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🌎 More than 200 global companies trust IWF services to keep their 5bn+ online users protected from images & videos of child sexual abuse.

Read more about our Members & the impact of our global partnerships in our latest #BehindTheScreens Annual Report: iwf.org.uk/annual-report-….

Global cybersecurity company Heimdal® joins forces with the IWF to tackle child sexual abuse imagery on the internet.

Heimdal now joins more than 200 companies across various industries as an IWF Member, contributing to a global effort to eradicate child sexual abuse…

Of the 275,652 webpages we confirmed to contain child sexual abuse in 2023, 8,076 (3%) were commercial in nature. Of the sites actioned, we identified a number of different payment methods being offered.

Read more in our #BehindTheScreens Annual Report: iwf.org.uk/annual-report-…

'Arguably, no technology could have as big an effect on our work as #AI . While there are positive opportunities, the threat of AI-generated child sexual abuse images is already here & causing real harm,' says CTO Dan Sexton.

Read more #BehindTheScreens :
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🌟Happy #ThankingThursday to the incredible partners and supporters of the IWF Fundraising Team! Your dedication to creating a safer internet is truly inspiring!

💙 With your invaluable support, the IWF can stay ahead of the game by investing in cutting-edge technologies,…

'Sextortion' is costing young lives. Criminals 'cast their net wide,' Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) CEO Susie Hargreaves tells Kathryn/Katie Knight. 'It's organised crime, except the perpetrator isn't in the room any more, they are behind the computer.'
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'Children as young as 6 or 7 are asked to behave in a very sexual way, often using language that you hear in adult pornography,' IWF Senior Analyst Rosa said.🛡️

Learn about the tools available to help parents/ carers keep their child safe online: talk.iwf.org.uk.

Pédocriminalité en ligne : 'La France doit se positionner en faveur d’un règlement européen', alertent des organisations dans une lettre ouverte à Emmanuel Macron
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In 2023, we identified 176 cases of sexually coerced extortion where blackmail had been used as a technique by the offender for money or more imagery. Read our guide with practical steps to take if you find yourself or your child victimised by this crime: iwf.org.uk/sextortion.

#BehindTheScreens case study - In 2023, we performed an image-level analysis on our dataset showing very young children aged three to six years old who had been groomed and coerced via an internet connected device with someone on the other side making a recording to share…

Baroness Gabby Bertin and her team visited the IWF to better understand our work and discuss the Pornography Review.

If you're looking for a way to support our vital mission to eradicate child sexual abuse online, why not start a fundraiser!

Our donors run, hike, dress up and make cakes to do their bit.⛰️🏃🍰

Learn how you can get involved and help make a difference: iwf.org.uk/support-us/fun….

🔎 #BehindTheScreens case study - In 2023, we were asked to assist on a case to prevent child sexual abuse imagery from going viral.

It was a race against time to remove all instances of the imagery from various platforms & websites.

Learn more: iwf.org.uk/annual-report-…