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IWF launches 'Once Upon a Year' and vows to tackle the demand for images of child rape

IWF launches 'Once Upon a Year' and vows to tackle the demand for images of child rape

The Internet Watch Foundation’s (IWF) ‘Once Upon a Year’ features a true story about a child called Olivia whose rape and sexual torture is seen daily online. The charity also announces its ambition to stop the demand for child sexual abuse images

23 April 2019 News
UK Safer Internet Centre public report released

UK Safer Internet Centre public report released

As the UK Safer Internet Centre (UKSIC) embarks on its fifth phase of co-funding from the European Commission we look back at the achievements of the partnership over the last two and a half years in our public report.

5 March 2019 News
IWF’s position statement on regulation of the internet: Top CEO warns of consequences of regulation

IWF’s position statement on regulation of the internet: Top CEO warns of consequences of regulation

Internet Watch Foundation’s (IWF) CEO, Susie Hargreaves OBE, puts forward a voice of reason by urging politicians and policy makers to take a balanced approach to internet regulation which avoids a “heavy cost to the victims of child sexual abuse”.

22 February 2019 News
Kik steps up as IWF's latest Member

Kik steps up as IWF's latest Member

Canadian chat giant joins IWF

13 February 2019 News
Liberia marks Safer Internet Day with crackdown on online child sexual abuse images and videos – supported by UK’s IWF

Liberia marks Safer Internet Day with crackdown on online child sexual abuse images and videos – supported by UK’s IWF

UK-based Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) will work with Liberia’s citizens to drive child sexual abuse imagery off the web.

5 February 2019 News
Record number of images showing children being sexually abused removed by UK internet charity

Record number of images showing children being sexually abused removed by UK internet charity

More than 100,000 webpages showing the sexual abuse and sexual torture of children have been removed from the internet thanks to the work of the UK’s Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) in 2018 – up by one third on the year before.

23 January 2019 News
EU grant for child protection online amid fears for future funding

EU grant for child protection online amid fears for future funding

The UK Safer Internet Centre (UKSIC) has received welcome confirmation that its application to the EU Connecting Europe Facility fund has been successful.

21 December 2018 News
Roblox joins the IWF

Roblox joins the IWF

Roblox, the popular online entertainment platform for kids and teens has joined the Internet Watch Foundation’s (IWF) battle against online child sexual abuse imagery.

10 December 2018 News
IWF breaks record for actioning reports in a single day

IWF breaks record for actioning reports in a single day

The latest figures to be announced by the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) have reported a record-breaking day, in which their world class Analysts confirmed 2,015 reports of online child sexual abuse imagery in a single day.

21 November 2018 News
IWF’s ‘record day’ fuels concern over the European Commission’s E-Privacy Directive

IWF’s ‘record day’ fuels concern over the European Commission’s E-Privacy Directive

As child protection experts from across the globe gather this week for the Interfaith Alliance for Safer Communities Forum: Child Dignity Online in Abu Dhabi, the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) calls on the European Commission to reconsider proposed legislation on E-Privacy.

20 November 2018 News
UK’s internet guardian ‘sets standard’ for hotlines worldwide

UK’s internet guardian ‘sets standard’ for hotlines worldwide

Charity praised as global leader in fighting ‘horrific’ child sexual abuse imagery.

23 October 2018 News
Angola takes vital step to remove child sexual abuse imagery from the internet by launching a public reporting system

Angola takes vital step to remove child sexual abuse imagery from the internet by launching a public reporting system

The international children’s charity IWF (Internet Watch Foundation) will assess Angola’s reports of child sexual abuse images.

18 September 2018 News