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Our mission, to eliminate child sexual abuse images and videos online, is at the heart of everything we do.
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All children deserve protection from online sexual abuse
Our latest campaign: 'Self-generated' child sexual abuse prevention
Find out how we're working to prevent children from being sexually abused, over the internet, in their own homes.
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Latest news
New online safety legislation needs to be made more robust MPs warn
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.
25 January 2022
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Three-fold increase of abuse imagery of 7-10-year-olds as IWF detects more child sexual abuse material online than ever before
The IWF is urging parents and carers to spot the dangers as a new Government-backed campaign aims to boost child safety.
13 January 2022
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The IWF partners with the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children to launch portal to report child sexual abuse material
The IWF partners with the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC) to establish a joint Reporting Portal that allows anyone, anywhere to report child sexual abuse material (CSAM) online.
16 December 2021
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Abuse material still circulating in ‘dark corners’ of internet as sex predator jailed
IWF analysts have removed at least 1,600 URLs featuring images or videos of Abdul Elahi’s victims.
10 December 2021
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The IWF combines the technical know-how with a deep understanding of the human cost of this awful crime. The organisation's work creates scale and impact to tackle this issue, and Google is proud to work so closely with the IWF.
