The IWF's role regarding government legislation on the possession of non-photographic visual depictions of the sexual abuse of children.
New data released by the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) shows almost 20,000 webpages of child sexual abuse imagery in the first half of 2022 included ‘self-generated’ content of 7- to 10-year-old children.
The Age Appropriate Design Code sets out 15 standards that online services need to follow.
IWF warns full effects of lockdown are only now becoming apparent as younger children are groomed into sexual abuse online.
Speaking in the Lords, several Peers highlight the crucial work of the IWF and call for action from the Government to provide age-appropriate online safety advice.
The IWF is calling for greater clarity on online harms as MPs warn new online safety legislation needs to be made more robust to help keep children safe online.
By Susie Hargreaves OBE, IWF CEO.