Internet Watch Foundation (IWF)
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Leading tech non-profit working globally to eliminate child sexual abuse images and videos from the worldwide internet. Partner in the UK Safer Internet Centre.
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Find out more at iwf.org.uk
Report safely and anonymously at iwf.org.uk/report
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"AI tools have made it so [child sexual abuse] survivors can be victimised all over again with just a few clicks," says @iwf.org.uk CEO Kerry Smith, as UK govt announces new rules to allow for thorough testing of AI models before they hit the market www.the-independent.com/news/uk/home...
New crackdown on AI images of child sexual abuse as reports double in a year
The Internet Watch Foundation said there has been a surge in AI-generated abuse content depicting infants
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November 12, 2025 at 10:49 AM
"AI tools have made it so [child sexual abuse] survivors can be victimised all over again with just a few clicks," says @iwf.org.uk CEO Kerry Smith, as UK govt announces new rules to allow for thorough testing of AI models before they hit the market www.the-independent.com/news/uk/home...
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Proposed new rules to allow thorough testing of AI models to ensure they cannot be used to create child sexual abuse imagery welcomed by @iwf.org.uk
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IWF backs new rules as AI imagery grows more extreme
The IWF welcomes new measures to help make sure digital tools are safe as new data shows AI child sexual abuse is still spreading.
www.iwf.org.uk
November 12, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Proposed new rules to allow thorough testing of AI models to ensure they cannot be used to create child sexual abuse imagery welcomed by @iwf.org.uk
www.iwf.org.uk/news-media/n...
www.iwf.org.uk/news-media/n...
“The debate on the EU’s proposed Child Sexual Abuse Regulation (CSAR) has been dominated by one loud slogan. A slogan which may have dire consequences for the safety and wellbeing of millions of children worldwide,” says our CEO Kerry Smith in her latest article. www.iwf.org.uk/news-media/b...
Online child sexual abuse: The EU has a choice. Not between privacy and protection, but between indifference and compassion
The debate on the EU’s proposed Child Sexual Abuse Regulation (CSAR) has been dominated by one loud slogan. A slogan which may have dire consequences for the safety and wellbeing of millions of childr...
www.iwf.org.uk
November 13, 2025 at 3:24 PM
“The debate on the EU’s proposed Child Sexual Abuse Regulation (CSAR) has been dominated by one loud slogan. A slogan which may have dire consequences for the safety and wellbeing of millions of children worldwide,” says our CEO Kerry Smith in her latest article. www.iwf.org.uk/news-media/b...
Our CEO Kerry Smith is in Rome to discuss - alongside government representatives, international child protection organisations, academia, youth movements, and religious communities - the impact of AI on child dignity and rights.
November 13, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Our CEO Kerry Smith is in Rome to discuss - alongside government representatives, international child protection organisations, academia, youth movements, and religious communities - the impact of AI on child dignity and rights.
Teens today are being pressured into sharing nudes, from peers and strangers online. We need to talk about it – and get them to think before they share.
💡For tips and advice for parents, carers, teenagers and educators visit thinkbeforeyoushare.org.
💡For tips and advice for parents, carers, teenagers and educators visit thinkbeforeyoushare.org.
November 12, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Teens today are being pressured into sharing nudes, from peers and strangers online. We need to talk about it – and get them to think before they share.
💡For tips and advice for parents, carers, teenagers and educators visit thinkbeforeyoushare.org.
💡For tips and advice for parents, carers, teenagers and educators visit thinkbeforeyoushare.org.
We welcome the Government’s proposed new rules to allow thorough testing of AI models to ensure they cannot be used to create child sexual abuse imagery.
This week, we met with Online Safety Minister Kanishka Narayan MP to discuss the harms inflicted on children.
www.iwf.org.uk/news-media/n...
This week, we met with Online Safety Minister Kanishka Narayan MP to discuss the harms inflicted on children.
www.iwf.org.uk/news-media/n...
November 12, 2025 at 2:29 PM
We welcome the Government’s proposed new rules to allow thorough testing of AI models to ensure they cannot be used to create child sexual abuse imagery.
This week, we met with Online Safety Minister Kanishka Narayan MP to discuss the harms inflicted on children.
www.iwf.org.uk/news-media/n...
This week, we met with Online Safety Minister Kanishka Narayan MP to discuss the harms inflicted on children.
www.iwf.org.uk/news-media/n...
You don’t want to think about it, but your kids are sharing explicit images online. It’s awkward, but you need to talk about it.
We’ve got resources to help you take on the awkward topics – and to get them to think before sharing.
www.thinkbeforeyoushare.org/parents-and-...
#thinkbeforeyoushare
We’ve got resources to help you take on the awkward topics – and to get them to think before sharing.
www.thinkbeforeyoushare.org/parents-and-...
#thinkbeforeyoushare
November 5, 2025 at 5:44 PM
You don’t want to think about it, but your kids are sharing explicit images online. It’s awkward, but you need to talk about it.
We’ve got resources to help you take on the awkward topics – and to get them to think before sharing.
www.thinkbeforeyoushare.org/parents-and-...
#thinkbeforeyoushare
We’ve got resources to help you take on the awkward topics – and to get them to think before sharing.
www.thinkbeforeyoushare.org/parents-and-...
#thinkbeforeyoushare
We’re hiring! We’re looking for a visionary and strategic Development & Income Director to lead our income generation, membership, and commercial partnership efforts.
📅 Closing date: Sunday 23 November 2025
For full details and to apply: www.iwf.org.uk/about-us/who...
📅 Closing date: Sunday 23 November 2025
For full details and to apply: www.iwf.org.uk/about-us/who...
October 27, 2025 at 5:11 PM
We’re hiring! We’re looking for a visionary and strategic Development & Income Director to lead our income generation, membership, and commercial partnership efforts.
📅 Closing date: Sunday 23 November 2025
For full details and to apply: www.iwf.org.uk/about-us/who...
📅 Closing date: Sunday 23 November 2025
For full details and to apply: www.iwf.org.uk/about-us/who...
Our latest paper sets out how end-to-end encrypted messaging platforms can prevent the spread of known child sexual abuse images and videos without breaking encryption or trespassing on user privacy.
Read more: www.iwf.org.uk/news-media/n....
Read more: www.iwf.org.uk/news-media/n....
October 21, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Our latest paper sets out how end-to-end encrypted messaging platforms can prevent the spread of known child sexual abuse images and videos without breaking encryption or trespassing on user privacy.
Read more: www.iwf.org.uk/news-media/n....
Read more: www.iwf.org.uk/news-media/n....
"The solution to the spread of much of this [child sexual abuse] exists. It’s safe and trusted. It’s being used in many forms already to keep whole swaths of the internet safe," says our CEO Kerry Smith.
Read more at www.linkedin.com/pulse/online...
Read more at www.linkedin.com/pulse/online...
Online child sexual abuse: The EU has a choice. Not between privacy and protection, but between indifference and compassion
The debate on the EU’s proposed Child Sexual Abuse Regulation (CSAR) has been dominated by one loud slogan. A slogan which may have dire consequences for the safety and wellbeing of millions of childr...
www.linkedin.com
October 21, 2025 at 8:12 AM
"The solution to the spread of much of this [child sexual abuse] exists. It’s safe and trusted. It’s being used in many forms already to keep whole swaths of the internet safe," says our CEO Kerry Smith.
Read more at www.linkedin.com/pulse/online...
Read more at www.linkedin.com/pulse/online...
At the IWF, wellbeing isn’t an afterthought; it’s embedded in everything we do. Our proactive, holistic approach is constantly evolving to ensure our team thrives, from recruitment to retirement. Learn more at www.iwf.org.uk/annual-data-....
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October 10, 2025 at 12:41 PM
At the IWF, wellbeing isn’t an afterthought; it’s embedded in everything we do. Our proactive, holistic approach is constantly evolving to ensure our team thrives, from recruitment to retirement. Learn more at www.iwf.org.uk/annual-data-....
#WorldMentalHealthDay
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The rollout of E2EE messaging without safeguards means services lose the ability to detect and remove child sexual abuse images and videos. Upload prevention closes this gap in a privacy preserving way.
Find out how:
www.iwf.org.uk/policy-work/...
Find out how:
www.iwf.org.uk/policy-work/...
October 9, 2025 at 2:53 PM
The rollout of E2EE messaging without safeguards means services lose the ability to detect and remove child sexual abuse images and videos. Upload prevention closes this gap in a privacy preserving way.
Find out how:
www.iwf.org.uk/policy-work/...
Find out how:
www.iwf.org.uk/policy-work/...
All online platforms have a duty to ensure they’re not safe havens for criminals to target children.
Services that adopt E2EE must also adopt upload prevention, ensuring that known child sexual abuse material is detected & blocked before it can be shared.
Learn more: www.iwf.org.uk/policy-work/...
Services that adopt E2EE must also adopt upload prevention, ensuring that known child sexual abuse material is detected & blocked before it can be shared.
Learn more: www.iwf.org.uk/policy-work/...
October 9, 2025 at 8:45 AM
All online platforms have a duty to ensure they’re not safe havens for criminals to target children.
Services that adopt E2EE must also adopt upload prevention, ensuring that known child sexual abuse material is detected & blocked before it can be shared.
Learn more: www.iwf.org.uk/policy-work/...
Services that adopt E2EE must also adopt upload prevention, ensuring that known child sexual abuse material is detected & blocked before it can be shared.
Learn more: www.iwf.org.uk/policy-work/...
“If the police, or victims themselves self-refer, it gives us what we need to be able to identify that person, and help prevent imagery being uploaded or spread again online.” said one of our senior content analyst. Learn more: www.iwf.org.uk/news-media/b....
IWF Identifies UK Teen Victims with Policing Database Access
IWF analysts use CAID and victim reports to verify teen abuse victims, helping remove illegal imagery that might otherwise be missed.
www.iwf.org.uk
October 7, 2025 at 11:30 AM
“If the police, or victims themselves self-refer, it gives us what we need to be able to identify that person, and help prevent imagery being uploaded or spread again online.” said one of our senior content analyst. Learn more: www.iwf.org.uk/news-media/b....
📸 If your child’s images have been shared, they’re the victim of a crime. Find out how you can get their pics taken down at thinkbeforeyoushare.org
Don’t get angry. Talk about it.
Don’t get angry. Talk about it.
Need Help with Nudes? Think Before You Share Nudes Online
Young people are sharing nudes for all kinds of reasons – with people they know, and people they don’t. Find out what you need to know. An IWF campaign.
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October 7, 2025 at 7:46 AM
📸 If your child’s images have been shared, they’re the victim of a crime. Find out how you can get their pics taken down at thinkbeforeyoushare.org
Don’t get angry. Talk about it.
Don’t get angry. Talk about it.
There are many ways you can support our mission to see an internet free from child sexual abuse. But the most important thing you can do is report to us at iwf.org.uk/report.
Stumbling across criminal child sexual abuse content is upsetting, but every report makes a difference.
Stumbling across criminal child sexual abuse content is upsetting, but every report makes a difference.
October 2, 2025 at 9:01 AM
There are many ways you can support our mission to see an internet free from child sexual abuse. But the most important thing you can do is report to us at iwf.org.uk/report.
Stumbling across criminal child sexual abuse content is upsetting, but every report makes a difference.
Stumbling across criminal child sexual abuse content is upsetting, but every report makes a difference.
Charities warn the threat of sexual extortion against children is ‘not diminishing’ as new data shows sextortion cases soar 72% in a year 📈
Read more on our website:
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Read more on our website:
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September 30, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Charities warn the threat of sexual extortion against children is ‘not diminishing’ as new data shows sextortion cases soar 72% in a year 📈
Read more on our website:
www.iwf.org.uk/news-media/n...
Read more on our website:
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We’ve been shortlisted for Cambridgeshire FA’s Charity of the Year ⚽
With your vote, we can bring the strength of football and online safety together to protect thousands of young players and families.
Make sure to get your vote in today before voting closes!
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With your vote, we can bring the strength of football and online safety together to protect thousands of young players and families.
Make sure to get your vote in today before voting closes!
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September 26, 2025 at 2:24 PM
We’ve been shortlisted for Cambridgeshire FA’s Charity of the Year ⚽
With your vote, we can bring the strength of football and online safety together to protect thousands of young players and families.
Make sure to get your vote in today before voting closes!
forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...
With your vote, we can bring the strength of football and online safety together to protect thousands of young players and families.
Make sure to get your vote in today before voting closes!
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Places on the Hackney Half are going fast! 💨
When you secure your place on one of the biggest half marathons in the UK, you’ll also be joining our mission to make the internet a safer place for children everywhere 🌍
Sign up today 👇
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When you secure your place on one of the biggest half marathons in the UK, you’ll also be joining our mission to make the internet a safer place for children everywhere 🌍
Sign up today 👇
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September 26, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Places on the Hackney Half are going fast! 💨
When you secure your place on one of the biggest half marathons in the UK, you’ll also be joining our mission to make the internet a safer place for children everywhere 🌍
Sign up today 👇
runforcharity.com/internet-wat....
When you secure your place on one of the biggest half marathons in the UK, you’ll also be joining our mission to make the internet a safer place for children everywhere 🌍
Sign up today 👇
runforcharity.com/internet-wat....
Today, we've published new data revealing, for the first time, child sexual abuse images linked directly to AI chatbots.
Child protection and safety by design must be at the heart of AI regulation.
Read more: linkedin.com/pulse/ai-cha...
Child protection and safety by design must be at the heart of AI regulation.
Read more: linkedin.com/pulse/ai-cha...
AI chatbots and child sexual abuse: a wake-up call for urgent safeguards
Today, the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) has published new data revealing, for the first time, child sexual abuse images linked directly to AI chatbots. As the UK's Guardian newspaper reported this ...
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September 22, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Today, we've published new data revealing, for the first time, child sexual abuse images linked directly to AI chatbots.
Child protection and safety by design must be at the heart of AI regulation.
Read more: linkedin.com/pulse/ai-cha...
Child protection and safety by design must be at the heart of AI regulation.
Read more: linkedin.com/pulse/ai-cha...
📸 Images being shared in confidence amongst young people are being ‘leaked’ and shared across peer groups. This can lead to bullying.
Talking to your kids about nudes is awkward, but it is a conversation that cannot wait. Access guidance and get support at thinkbeforeyoushare.org/parents-and-carers
Talking to your kids about nudes is awkward, but it is a conversation that cannot wait. Access guidance and get support at thinkbeforeyoushare.org/parents-and-carers
September 19, 2025 at 12:45 PM
📸 Images being shared in confidence amongst young people are being ‘leaked’ and shared across peer groups. This can lead to bullying.
Talking to your kids about nudes is awkward, but it is a conversation that cannot wait. Access guidance and get support at thinkbeforeyoushare.org/parents-and-carers
Talking to your kids about nudes is awkward, but it is a conversation that cannot wait. Access guidance and get support at thinkbeforeyoushare.org/parents-and-carers
Child sexual abuse is an issue for all global citizens, and together we have a responsibility to pursue an end to the production and dissemination of this material.
If you stumble across this criminal content online, choose to be part of the solution by reporting to us at iwf.org.uk/report.
If you stumble across this criminal content online, choose to be part of the solution by reporting to us at iwf.org.uk/report.
September 18, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Child sexual abuse is an issue for all global citizens, and together we have a responsibility to pursue an end to the production and dissemination of this material.
If you stumble across this criminal content online, choose to be part of the solution by reporting to us at iwf.org.uk/report.
If you stumble across this criminal content online, choose to be part of the solution by reporting to us at iwf.org.uk/report.
Move for a Safer Internet is back!
Over 18 teams are walking, running & cycling to raise vital funds for the IWF. Last year £22k was raised – this year we’re aiming higher!
Big thanks to Pinsent Masons for organising and making it happen!
Support the cause: www.justgiving.com/campaign/pin...
Over 18 teams are walking, running & cycling to raise vital funds for the IWF. Last year £22k was raised – this year we’re aiming higher!
Big thanks to Pinsent Masons for organising and making it happen!
Support the cause: www.justgiving.com/campaign/pin...
Pinsent Masons - Move for a Safer Internet 2025
Pinsent Masons believes in the Internet Watch Foundation's (IWF) vision to create an Internet free from child sexual abuse. We are excited to continued our annual challenge to raise awareness and vita...
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September 16, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Move for a Safer Internet is back!
Over 18 teams are walking, running & cycling to raise vital funds for the IWF. Last year £22k was raised – this year we’re aiming higher!
Big thanks to Pinsent Masons for organising and making it happen!
Support the cause: www.justgiving.com/campaign/pin...
Over 18 teams are walking, running & cycling to raise vital funds for the IWF. Last year £22k was raised – this year we’re aiming higher!
Big thanks to Pinsent Masons for organising and making it happen!
Support the cause: www.justgiving.com/campaign/pin...
👀 Searching for a challenge in 2026?
We have places on some of the most popular running events in the UK, including the Cambridge Half, Hackney Half, and Manchester Marathon.
Sign up to an event today to help make the internet a safer place for everyone! 🌍
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We have places on some of the most popular running events in the UK, including the Cambridge Half, Hackney Half, and Manchester Marathon.
Sign up to an event today to help make the internet a safer place for everyone! 🌍
www.iwf.org.uk/support-us/g...
September 11, 2025 at 5:03 PM
👀 Searching for a challenge in 2026?
We have places on some of the most popular running events in the UK, including the Cambridge Half, Hackney Half, and Manchester Marathon.
Sign up to an event today to help make the internet a safer place for everyone! 🌍
www.iwf.org.uk/support-us/g...
We have places on some of the most popular running events in the UK, including the Cambridge Half, Hackney Half, and Manchester Marathon.
Sign up to an event today to help make the internet a safer place for everyone! 🌍
www.iwf.org.uk/support-us/g...
Charities warn the threat of sexual extortion against children is ‘not diminishing’ as new data shows cases have risen 72% over the past year.
Boys are at particular risk, with reports from this demographic making up 97% of confirmed cases seen by the IWF.
Read more: www.iwf.org.uk/news-media/n...
Boys are at particular risk, with reports from this demographic making up 97% of confirmed cases seen by the IWF.
Read more: www.iwf.org.uk/news-media/n...
September 8, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Charities warn the threat of sexual extortion against children is ‘not diminishing’ as new data shows cases have risen 72% over the past year.
Boys are at particular risk, with reports from this demographic making up 97% of confirmed cases seen by the IWF.
Read more: www.iwf.org.uk/news-media/n...
Boys are at particular risk, with reports from this demographic making up 97% of confirmed cases seen by the IWF.
Read more: www.iwf.org.uk/news-media/n...