Earlier this year National Crime Agency (NCA) issued the v 1st all school alert warning teens not to fall victim. But how many victims are out there? This is what’s happened to blackmail offences over the decade Sextortion is mostly recorded under this offence

“I want to tell children watching today they are not alone. There is help out there.” Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) Hotline Manager Tamsin McNally tells Naga Munchetty & Charlie Stayt about the escalating cruelty of sextortion inflicted on children as young as 11. 📺from 2hrs40. bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod…

“I want to tell children watching today they are not alone. There is help out there.” Our Hotline Manager Tamsin McNally spoke to #BBCBreakfast this morning about the increased cases of sextortion.📺 Watch from 2h40. bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod…

All eyes will be on Edwards this morning - but no one should forget children are at the centre of this. Viewing images is not a victimless crime & the UK is among the worst when it comes to demand for child sexual abuse imagery. It's children that suffer. news.sky.com/story/huw-edwa…

BREAKING Huw Edwards receives suspended jail sentence- 6 month sentence suspended for 2 years

Huw Edwards received indecent images on Whatsapp: Tech companies must do more to keep platforms safe, writes Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) for LBC Views buff.ly/4eqbCG5

"Where do criminals go to share this material which causes daily pain to victims & which destroys reputations, families, careers, and lives? It’s WhatsApp." Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) CTO Dan Sexton says tech industry needs to do more in wake of Huw Edwards scandal. lbc.co.uk/opinion/views/…

"Ofcom needs to utilise the full strength of the Online Safety Act & compel companies to use best endeavours to prevent images from circulating in end-to-end encrypted environments," says Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) Interim CEO Derek Ray-Hill as Huw Edwards avoids jail. news.sky.com/story/huw-edwa…

Derek Ray-Hill, Interim CEO at the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) says it is "shocking" that WhatsApp - an app most people have on the phone in their pocket – "allows child sexual abuse imagery to proliferate". bbc.co.uk/news/live/cvgx…

Our Interim CEO Derek Ray-Hill said as Huw Edwards avoids jail: “Ofcom needs to utilise the full strength of the Online Safety Act, and compel companies to use their best endeavours to prevent images from circulating in end-to-end encrypted environments." news.sky.com/story/huw-edwa…

Huw Edwards says he recognises "the hurt he has done to those who appear in such images." This hurt is a child being revictimised every time the images are looked at. This hurt is the abuse they experienced while the images were being taken. This hurt is the shame and fear of

📢 Coming up on The UK Tonight with Sarah-Jane Mee... 🟣 As Huw Edwards avoids jail after viewing indecent images of children - we'll discuss the sentencing guidelines, and ask what social media companies can do to prevent images being shared. ⏰ 8pm 📱 trib.al/Ldqpoo4

The UK Tonight with @SkySarahJane: 🔴 Former BBC presenter Huw Edwards given suspended sentence over indecent images of children trib.al/xCl3SaS x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

What is stopping criminals sharing child sexual abuse imagery on WhatsApp right now, even in the wake of Huw Edwards' sentencing? Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) CTO speaks to Sky News this evening. news.sky.com/video/watch-sk…

'Any sentencing should be a deterrent for other people committing these crimes' Dan Sexton from the Internet Watch Foundation speaks to @SkySarahJane as Huw Edwards has been given a suspended sentence over indecent images of children. Story: trib.al/XjGesub 📺 Sky 501

Even today those same images could be shared on Messenger or WhatsApp because Meta has no meaningful controls in place. This is a deliberate design choice, not a technical limitation!

Huw Edwards' downfall is complete - now we must think how we will prevent the same crime happening again. Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) CTO Da Sexton joins BBC Breakfast this morning to warn WhatsApp has nothing in place to stop child sexual abuse imagery. Watch now: bbc.co.uk/iplayer/live/b…

'We should be sending a message you cannot do this, part of that is the sentencing and part of it is the risk of getting caught' Dan Sexton from the Internet Watch Foundation spoke to #BBCBreakfast after disgraced BBC News presenter Huw Edwards was given a six month suspended

“It is shocking that an app most people have on the phone in their pocket allows child sexual abuse imagery to proliferate," says Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) interim CEO Derek Ray-Hill. “Ofcom needs to utilise the full strength of the Online Safety Act." bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…