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Millions of attempts to access child sexual abuse online during lockdown
The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) and its partners blocked at least 8.8 million attempts by UK internet users to access videos and images of children suffering sexual abuse during lockdown
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UK’s internet guardian ‘sets standard’ for hotlines worldwide
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Fight against online child sexual abuse content is being won in the UK, but the global threat remains as big as ever, report says
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Internet Watch Foundation CEO debates at Cambridge Union
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IWF calls on MPs to ‘rise above’ Westminster chaos as IICSA highlights ‘incalculable’ damage from online child sexual abuse
The internet is “magnifying” risks of sexual abuse for children a major new report has warned.
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Online crime – a lucrative business
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IWF’s role in using technology to create a safer global internet
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No such thing
IWF is campaigning for an end to use of the phrase ‘child pornography’. There’s #NoSuchThing. It’s child sexual abuse imagery and videos.
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Heimdal joins fight against child sexual abuse material online
Global cybersecurity company Heimdal has joined forces with the Internet Watch Foundation to tackle child sexual abuse imagery online and make the internet a safer space for users.
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'Staggering' scale of online threat to children revealed as report says 850,000 people in UK could pose sexual risk to children
The National Crime Agency estimates there to be between 550,000 and 850,000 people in the UK who pose varying forms of sexual risk to children.
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“We’ve got to get a grip on the epidemic on our open internet” - UK charity deals with record number of reports of online child sexual abuse material
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IWF welcomes renewed Government commitment to tackling online child sexual abuse material
The Queen used her speech at the state opening of Parliament to reaffirm the Government's commitment to develop legislation to make the internet safer for children and "vulnerable" users.