23/06/2025: IWF joins with partners to transform the global response for victims and survivors of online child sexual abuse
The Internet Watch Foundation has joined with a consortium of partners to develop the Artemis Survivor Hub (ASH) – a revolutionary, victim-focused response to online child sexual exploitation.
17/06/2025: Cooper backs national inquiry to ‘root out scourge of grooming gangs’
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has launched a new national inquiry as part of the “biggest programme of work ever pursued to root out the scourge of grooming gangs and child sexual exploitation”.
15/05/2025: ‘I thought the abuse was normal – he was my first proper boyfriend’
Lucy, not her real name, was just 13 years old when she met her ex-boyfriend online. The start of their relationship was “like something out of a rom-com or romance novel”.
22/04/2025: Modern Slavery Victims Imprisoned For Crimes They Were Forced To Commit
Hibiscus briefing shows how victims/survivors of Modern Slavery are being criminalised and imprisoned for crimes they were forced to commit.
02/04/2025: Peer39 joins with IWF to prevent offenders profiting from the promotion of child sexual abuse content
Peer39, a leading provider of contextual intelligence for digital advertising, has joined forces with the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) to help disrupt and demonetise the spread of harmful content online.
28/03/2025: AI giving offenders ‘DIY child sexual abuse’ tool, as dozens of child victims used in AI models, IWF warns MPs
The IWF has welcomed upcoming new legislation while giving evidence in Parliament this week.
20/03/2025: British teenage boys are being targeted on Snapchat and Instagram by Nigerian ‘sextortion’ gangs posing as young women
British teenage boys are being blackmailed by Nigerian crime gangs posing as young women on social media sites like Snapchat and Instagram.
20/03/2025: More than 110 child sextortion attempts reported each month to UK police forces
National Crime Agency launches awareness campaign, saying criminals are adapting methods and using AI
20/03/2025: Nigerian crime gangs are targeting young British boys in ‘sextortion’ scams
The National Crime Agency says boys as young as 14 are targeted into sextortion over social media platforms like Snapchat and Instagram. Once tricked into sending sexual images, they are blackmailed into sending payments of up to £100.
17/03/2025: Online Safety Act: UK Tech Companies must now Tackle Illegal Harms including Child Sexual Abuse Imagery
As Ofcom’s Illegal Harms Codes come into force, platforms are required to implement robust measures to protect users from CSAM and illegal content.