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  1. ‘Beyond heart-breaking’ abuse as predators groom children to film siblings and friends

  2. Analyst's ‘hunch’ leads to British schoolgirl’s rescue from online child sexual abuse

    An IWF analyst’s instincts told him he could act quickly to intervene after he received an anonymous tip off.

  3. Call for experts to help tackle growing threat of ‘self-generated’ online child sexual abuse material

  4. Under sixes manipulated into ‘disturbing’ sexual abuse while playing alone online as IWF says regulation can’t wait

    Internet Watch Foundation sees the most extreme year on record in 2023 Annual Report and calls for immediate action to protect very young children online.

  5. IWF analysts finding fifteen times more child sexual abuse content online than they were ten years ago

    Expert analysts have taken action against 200,000 websites containing child sexual abuse material

  6. IWF joins leading policing researchers to tackle online grooming and sexual imagery of children

    The findings will be ‘invaluable’ in turning the tide on the threat children are facing from online predators.

  7. Our campaigns

    In conjunction with partners in the private and public sector, we regularly run campaigns aimed at raising awareness & prevention of child sexual abuse online.

  8. Campaigners push to stop this being ‘the summer of online sexual abuse’ against children

    Campaigners are warning teenagers and their parents about online grooming and sexual exploitation as schools break up for the summer.

  9. Self-generated child sexual abuse fieldwork findings report

    This report conducted in collaboration with the Policing Institute for the Eastern Region (PIER) highlights the gravity of self-generated child sexual abuse material.

  10. ‘Appalling’ rise of ‘devious’ criminals tricking children into sexually abusing themselves on camera

    New IWF data reveals a startling increase in ‘self-generated’ material where children have been tricked or groomed by predators.

  11. Don’t delay talking to girls about keeping safe online, parents urged

    New report identifies honest communication as pivotal in battle to stop ‘self-generated’ child sexual abuse material.

  12. Under 10s groomed online ‘like never before’ as hotline discovers record amount of child sexual abuse

    Alarming increase in online grooming and child sexual abuse imagery, particularly among under 10s, in 2023 as reported by the IWF.