In 2019, our analysts assessed more reports than ever before. But only half contained imagery we could action. False reports waste charity resources and can distress our analysts. bit.ly/2FvJkvi
Internet Watch Foundation (IWF)
Internet Watch Foundation (IWF)
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Internet Watch Foundation (IWF)
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Leading tech non-profit working globally to eliminate child sexual abuse images & videos from the worldwide internet. Partner in .
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Does your sports club meet its safeguarding responsibilities? Let's safeguard young people together. Game on. gameon.iwf.org.uk
We’re calling for an end to the use of the term ‘child porn’ in reference to child sexual abuse images and videos – it’s time to call it what it is: abuse. Find out why this is so important
at iwf.org.uk/nosuchthing
We're working with and to put an end to the term ‘child pornography’. There’s #NoSuchThing. It’s child sexual abuse images and videos. Want to join the campaign? Find out how at iwf.org.uk/nosuchthing
Safeguarding Minister joins child protection charities and in calling on Meta to do more to stop images and videos of child sexual abuse from being shared on its platforms, in wake of Huw Edwards scandal. bit.ly/3YMvYVC
We’ve launched first-of-its-kind chatbot to prevent online child sexual abuse in partnership . The reThink chatbot launches on adult website and will engage with adult users attempting to search for criminal imagery of children. bit.ly/3dMjIzc
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Are you unknowingly letting child sexual abusers into your home? Follow the TALK checklist to help keep your child safe online. Visit talk.iwf.org.uk to find out more. #TALKChecklist
We're working with @TwitterUK to help keep children safe online - especially while they may be spending more time using connected devices during the #COVID19 pandemic. Find useful tech tips for parents from @gptoendviolence here end-violence.org/safeonlinecovid
"Marking 25 years of combatting child sexual abuse imagery on the internet is bittersweet." Our CEO Susie Hargreaves reflects on the past 25 years and her 10 years leading the organisation in our latest Annual Report. annualreport2021.iwf.org.uk/about/ceo #25YearsIWF
800 predators a month are arrested by UK law enforcement agencies and up to 1,200 children are safeguarded from child sexual abuse following information provided by social media companies.
A survivor of child sexual exploitation online calls for Meta to act and not to roll out
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“I wept when I heard harrowing stories of how children including new born babies are being sexually abuse and then being revictimised by having their imagery shared across the world online again and again.” Watch our Champion baroness intervention
The IWF is proud to join partner child protection groups for the ECLAG #childsafetyON Day of Action in Brussels where we are urging #EU lawmakers to protect children on the internet. Read more: bit.ly/3PmrxKU
Thank you for highlighting the record number of self-generated sexual abuse images and videos of children we assessed and removed last year today in the House of Lords.
When the term 'child pornography’ is used in the media it reinforces the idea that child sexual abuse can be consensual. We’re calling for an amendment to section 7 of the Editor’s Code of Practice to put an end to this term. Read more here: iwf.org.uk/nosuchthing
#Childline and the IWF launch the Report Remove tool to help young people under the age of 18 remove sexual images and videos of them online. Visit Childline.org.uk/Remove to find out more and how to make a confidential report to the IWF. Read more: bit.ly/3gUquAA
Every 5 Minutes IWF analysts in #Cambridge find & remove a photo or video online of a child suffering sexual abuse. We're calling on all companies & individuals to help us stamp this out - for good. Support, join or donate at iwf.org.uk/every5minutes #Every5Minutes
Do the right thing, report online images and videos of child sexual abuse. iwf.org.uk/report
There is #NoSuchThing as child pornography. Every day at the IWF we see the victims of child sexual abuse and this abuse cannot be trivialised. Join our campaign and help us end the use of harmful language. iwf.org.uk/nosuchthing #WordsMatter
Every day we find videos showing children being groomed and manipulated into sexual acts which are recorded by an offender on the other side of a webcam and then shared online. See our campaign to stop this crime: iwf.org.uk/about-us/our-c.
We’re proud to launch the #ChildSafetyOnlineNow campaign in partnership with 14 organisations. The campaign supports the proposal to tackle the growing spread of child sexual abuse online. Read more: iwf.org.uk/news-media/new.
For too many children, the ordeal of sexual abuse doesn’t end when the abuse stops. There are a host of ways your company, organisation or college can support our work to rid the internet of child sexual abuse. Find out more at iwf.org.uk/every5minutes. #Every5Minutes
We receive thousands of inappropriate or false reports of non-criminal material a year, which waste our analysts’ time and potentially stop them finding and eliminating real abuse imagery from the internet. Read this article to find out more: bit.ly/35ZLDCf
Today is Safer Internet Day! Join us and this #SaferInternetDay to create a better internet – RT to show your support saferinternetday.org.uk #AnInternetWeTrust
We help victims of child sexual abuse by removing the images and videos of their abuse. #jointhefight &report to us. iwf.org.uk
E2EE will make Meta’s current tools for detecting known child sexual abuse imagery useless.
Introducing this technology without a solution to prevent abuse will provide a safe space for criminals to spread this illegal imagery with impunity. Read more: bit.ly/47R1Mu8.
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