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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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@iwf.org.ukRecord numbers of young people under 18 in the UK are facing online ‘sextortion’ according to new data, as experts say there is no time to lose bringing in nudity blocking technology on children’s devices. Read the full article on our website.
@iwf.org.uk“People can take genuine innocent imagery from a website, and that might be a nursery website, and use AI to manipulate that, turn it into sexually explicit content, and then use it for blackmail,” explains our Head of Marketing Tom Dyson. inews.co.uk/news/educati...
@iwf.org.ukIn the first six months of 2026, our analysts discovered 6,310 realistic AI images of child sexual abuse.
"These frontier companies are taking risks, and these are the consequences with those risks," says our CTO Dan Sexton.
@iwf.org.ukNew IWF data reveals a sharp rise in AI child sexual abuse imagery. We're urging EU policymakers to agree on long-delayed legislation that would give tech companies lasting legal certainty to find and remove criminal content on their platforms.
Read more. www.iwf.org.uk/news-media/n...
@iwf.org.ukOur analysts have found more photorealistic child sexual abuse material in the first half of 2026 than for the whole of the prior year. “Tech companies must build tools which cannot be abused this way,” says our Head of Policy
Hannah Swirsky. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
The mission of @iwf.org.uk is to remove child sexual abuse imagery from the internet.
We spoke to its Head of Marketing about its work, how schools can better safeguard victims, and how young people shape its campaigns.
Read in #RISEEduMag here: bit.ly/3W1qRBl
@catmcshane.bsky.socialReposted by @iwf.org.uk“The regulation will enable technology companies to deploy proportionate tools to combat the spread of this growing threat,” says @iwf.org.uk CEO Kerry Smith in response to a 'disturbing rise' in AI-generated child sexual abuse images. www.nieuwsblad.be/buitenland/i...
@iwf.org.ukOur latest figures reveal that more than 6,000 AI-generated child sexual abuse images were identified in just six months.
@channel4news.bsky.social spoke to our CTO Dan and our analyst Natalia about what governments and tech companies can do in response.
📺 Watch at www.channel4.com/news/figures...
@catmcshane.bsky.socialReposted by @iwf.org.ukChildren have been waiting since 2022 for EU policymakers to agree on a strong #ChildSexualAbuseRegulation to combat child sexual abuse online. Now we're finally at trilogue stage & representatives have their 6th meeting next week - 📩Email your MEP here: thepetitionnoonewouldsign.com/contact-your...
@iwf.org.ukEurope is deciding the future of the child sexual abuse regulation. Those decisions will be made in citizens names.
If you're an EU citizen, you can now ask your representatives where they stand on protecting children from sexual abuse online.
Find out how at ThePetitionNoOneWouldSign.com
Need to get up to speed with #KCSIE?
NetSupport is hosting a free one-day conference to support school leaders that features a range of #safeguarding expert speakers, including SWGfL, @iwf.org.uk and more!
More details here: www.riseedumag.com/free-kcsie-2...
@iwf.org.ukThe tools to find and remove child sexual abuse material online already exist. They work. Now we just need a law behind them.
Europe needs a strong, permanent framework that enables online child sexual abuse material to be detected, reported & removed. Read more at www.thepetitionnoonewouldsign.com
@iwf.org.uk📃 The petition no one would sign.
We launch our latest campaign posing a 'provocative' question to EU citizens and MEPs ahead of critical negotiations on child sexual abuse law.
Read more on our website and support our call to action. www.iwf.org.uk/news-media/n...
@iwf.org.uk🖋️ Would you sign this petition?
We hope no one would.
Support strong EU action against online child sexual abuse.
Read more at www.thepetitionnoonewouldsign.com
@iwf.org.uk📱⚖️ Regulate tech, not kids.
We're proud to join 140+ orgs & experts in a letter to EC President von der Leyen ahead of her #SOTEU address: ensure tech companies prove their products are safe and age-appropriate before for all children.
🔗 Read the letter: 5rightsfoundation.com/resource/joi...
@iwf.org.uk@bsky.app joins the fight against child sexual abuse material by becoming a Member of the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF). The move comes as the ‘insidious spread’ of child sexual abuse imagery reaches record levels across the internet. Read more: www.iwf.org.uk/news-media/n...
