NEW: IWF Annual Report 2023

We work to stop the repeated victimisation of people abused in childhood and make the internet a safer place, by identifying & removing global online child sexual abuse imagery.


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The IWF in 2023

392,665 Reports assessed by our team in 2023
2,255,390 Total hashes of criminal images & videos by the end of 2023
275652 Reports confirmed to show child sexual abuse in 2023
92%
of content removed contained "self-generated" child sexual abuse material

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Aylo and IWF partnership ‘paves the way’ for adult sites to join war on child sexual abuse online

Aylo and IWF partnership ‘paves the way’ for adult sites to join war on child sexual abuse online

The ‘world first’ standards will help to ‘set and raise’ standards to prevent the upload and distribution of online child sexual abuse imagery.

17 May 2024 News
Biggest telecoms and digital services company in NZ plays its part in securing a safer internet for all

Biggest telecoms and digital services company in NZ plays its part in securing a safer internet for all

Spark joins the Internet Watch Foundation as a Member, helping to keep the internet free from child sexual abuse content.

16 May 2024 News
Heimdal joins fight against child sexual abuse material online

Heimdal joins fight against child sexual abuse material online

Global cybersecurity company partners with IWF to tackle child sexual abuse imagery on the internet

25 April 2024 News
IWF declares a record year for online child sexual abuse reports at Annual Report 2023 launch

IWF declares a record year for online child sexual abuse reports at Annual Report 2023 launch

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25 April 2024 News
German .de domain ‘ruthlessly’ targeted by criminal gangs profiting from the sale of child sexual abuse images and videos

German .de domain ‘ruthlessly’ targeted by criminal gangs profiting from the sale of child sexual abuse images and videos

.de is worst in world of most abused top-level domains for instances of unique websites (second-level domains) selling child sexual abuse material

23 April 2024 News
Under sixes manipulated into ‘disturbing’ sexual abuse while playing alone online as IWF says regulation can’t wait

Under sixes manipulated into ‘disturbing’ sexual abuse while playing alone online as IWF says regulation can’t wait

Abuse hotline sees most extreme year on record and calls for immediate action to protect very young children online.

23 April 2024 News
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IntelliGrade: Ground-breaking tech from IWF

 

IntelliGrade from IWF.

IntelliGrade, from the Internet Watch Foundation, is helping companies and law enforcement bodies to fight back against criminals who trade, store and upload images and videos showing the sexual abuse of children. 

It is is a powerful new tool that enables our analysts to accurately grade child sexual abuse images and videos, and create hashes (digital fingerprints) that are compatible with child sexual abuse laws and classifications in the UK, US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the Interpol Baseline standard.