Internet Watch Foundation (IWF)
@iwf.org.uk
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.
Find out more at iwf.org.uk
Report safely and anonymously at iwf.org.uk/report
Find out more at iwf.org.uk
Report safely and anonymously at iwf.org.uk/report
📃 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...
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...
September 16, 2026 at 12:19 PM
📃 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...
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...
🖋️ 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
We hope no one would.
Support strong EU action against online child sexual abuse.
Read more at www.thepetitionnoonewouldsign.com
The petition no one would sign
Would you sign a petition making it easier for child sexual abuse to spread online? We hope no one ever will. Find out what Europe is deciding, and act.
www.thepetitionnoonewouldsign.com
September 14, 2026 at 2:52 PM
🖋️ 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
We hope no one would.
Support strong EU action against online child sexual abuse.
Read more at www.thepetitionnoonewouldsign.com
📱⚖️ 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...
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...
Joint statement on the ‘Child safety online’ report: realising the promise of a safer digital environment for children
5Rights has organised a joint statement, signed by over 140 organisations and experts across child rights, digital rights and mental health, calling on European Commission President Ursula von der Ley...
5rightsfoundation.com
September 9, 2026 at 10:38 AM
📱⚖️ 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...
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...
Stop known child sexual abuse imagery with Image Intercept, our innovative tool designed to help smaller companies and startups proactively detect and stop known criminal child sexual abuse images and videos.
Learn more and enquire today at iwf.org.uk/our-technolo....
Learn more and enquire today at iwf.org.uk/our-technolo....
August 25, 2026 at 11:10 AM
Stop known child sexual abuse imagery with Image Intercept, our innovative tool designed to help smaller companies and startups proactively detect and stop known criminal child sexual abuse images and videos.
Learn more and enquire today at iwf.org.uk/our-technolo....
Learn more and enquire today at iwf.org.uk/our-technolo....
⚠️ If explicit images of your child 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.
August 18, 2026 at 3:15 PM
⚠️ If explicit images of your child 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.
Make online safety stronger with the right tools, services and expertise.
As an IWF Member, your organisation can access specialist services and solutions designed to help detect, disrupt and prevent the spread of child sexual abuse imagery online.
Learn more today at www.iwf.org.uk/membership/.
As an IWF Member, your organisation can access specialist services and solutions designed to help detect, disrupt and prevent the spread of child sexual abuse imagery online.
Learn more today at www.iwf.org.uk/membership/.
August 17, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Make online safety stronger with the right tools, services and expertise.
As an IWF Member, your organisation can access specialist services and solutions designed to help detect, disrupt and prevent the spread of child sexual abuse imagery online.
Learn more today at www.iwf.org.uk/membership/.
As an IWF Member, your organisation can access specialist services and solutions designed to help detect, disrupt and prevent the spread of child sexual abuse imagery online.
Learn more today at www.iwf.org.uk/membership/.
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The back-to-school checklist is almost complete.
One more thing: online safety.
NCMEC’s free resources can help families, caregivers, and educators prepare kids for a safer school year, online and off. Get started at https://www.ncmec.org/netsmartz.
One more thing: online safety.
NCMEC’s free resources can help families, caregivers, and educators prepare kids for a safer school year, online and off. Get started at https://www.ncmec.org/netsmartz.
August 13, 2026 at 2:00 PM
The back-to-school checklist is almost complete.
One more thing: online safety.
NCMEC’s free resources can help families, caregivers, and educators prepare kids for a safer school year, online and off. Get started at https://www.ncmec.org/netsmartz.
One more thing: online safety.
NCMEC’s free resources can help families, caregivers, and educators prepare kids for a safer school year, online and off. Get started at https://www.ncmec.org/netsmartz.
Encryption is essential to how the internet works. It's absolutely possible to detect and prevent child sexual abuse material without breaking encryption.
Hear more from IWF Chief Technology Officer, Dan Sexton, and Dr Ahmed Danladi Abdullahi here 👇
Hear more from IWF Chief Technology Officer, Dan Sexton, and Dr Ahmed Danladi Abdullahi here 👇
August 11, 2026 at 9:12 AM
Encryption is essential to how the internet works. It's absolutely possible to detect and prevent child sexual abuse material without breaking encryption.
Hear more from IWF Chief Technology Officer, Dan Sexton, and Dr Ahmed Danladi Abdullahi here 👇
Hear more from IWF Chief Technology Officer, Dan Sexton, and Dr Ahmed Danladi Abdullahi here 👇
You don’t want to think about it, but your kids are sharing all sorts online. It’s awkward, but you need to talk about it.
If you want to keep your kids safer online, we’ve got resources to help. Learn more at: www.thinkbeforeyoushare.org/parents-and-...
If you want to keep your kids safer online, we’ve got resources to help. Learn more at: www.thinkbeforeyoushare.org/parents-and-...
August 10, 2026 at 12:52 PM
You don’t want to think about it, but your kids are sharing all sorts online. It’s awkward, but you need to talk about it.
If you want to keep your kids safer online, we’ve got resources to help. Learn more at: www.thinkbeforeyoushare.org/parents-and-...
If you want to keep your kids safer online, we’ve got resources to help. Learn more at: www.thinkbeforeyoushare.org/parents-and-...
Our 53 global reporting portals offer people a free and confidential way to report child sexual abuse material online. Stumbling across this content is distressing, but just one report can make a difference.
📨 Make a report or learn more: www.iwf.org.uk/report/.
📨 Make a report or learn more: www.iwf.org.uk/report/.
July 31, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Our 53 global reporting portals offer people a free and confidential way to report child sexual abuse material online. Stumbling across this content is distressing, but just one report can make a difference.
📨 Make a report or learn more: www.iwf.org.uk/report/.
📨 Make a report or learn more: www.iwf.org.uk/report/.
Is someone threatening to post sexual images of your child online? We know this is distressing, but know that immediate help is available:
🤝Support your child - they're never to blame
⛔Don’t pay or engage the abuser
🚨Report to the police
Seek support and guidance at www.iwf.org.uk/resources/se...
🤝Support your child - they're never to blame
⛔Don’t pay or engage the abuser
🚨Report to the police
Seek support and guidance at www.iwf.org.uk/resources/se...
Sextortion or Sexually Coerced Extortion Help & Support
Advice for children, young people, adults & parents on sexually coerced extortion or sextortion. What to do if you're being blackmailed for nudes online.
www.iwf.org.uk
July 31, 2026 at 12:27 PM
Is someone threatening to post sexual images of your child online? We know this is distressing, but know that immediate help is available:
🤝Support your child - they're never to blame
⛔Don’t pay or engage the abuser
🚨Report to the police
Seek support and guidance at www.iwf.org.uk/resources/se...
🤝Support your child - they're never to blame
⛔Don’t pay or engage the abuser
🚨Report to the police
Seek support and guidance at www.iwf.org.uk/resources/se...
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Moves to strengthen online protections for children in the EU are welcome, particularly the emphasis on technology companies, rather than parents or children, bearing responsibility for making platforms safe. It is a position that the @iwf.org.uk has long held. www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...
Von der Leyen convinced by case for age restrictions on social media
The European Commission President said proposals will be put to member states after the summer. #EuropeNews
www.euronews.com
July 15, 2026 at 10:49 AM
Moves to strengthen online protections for children in the EU are welcome, particularly the emphasis on technology companies, rather than parents or children, bearing responsibility for making platforms safe. It is a position that the @iwf.org.uk has long held. www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...
How does proactive detection and blocking of child sexual abuse material actually work?
👇Watch our video to learn how privacy safeguards protect children.
👇Watch our video to learn how privacy safeguards protect children.
July 20, 2026 at 9:44 AM
How does proactive detection and blocking of child sexual abuse material actually work?
👇Watch our video to learn how privacy safeguards protect children.
👇Watch our video to learn how privacy safeguards protect children.
Finding out a photo of your child was altered with AI can feel scary. Remember, it's never the young person's fault and there are steps you can take.
📚 Download and share our & NCA free guide: iwf.org.uk/ai
📚 Download and share our & NCA free guide: iwf.org.uk/ai
AI Child Sexual Abuse Imagery: Parent Safety Guide
Learn how AI is misused to change photos & videos into child sexual abuse. Get practical privacy steps from IWF and NCA to keep your children safe online.
iwf.org.uk
July 16, 2026 at 11:47 AM
Finding out a photo of your child was altered with AI can feel scary. Remember, it's never the young person's fault and there are steps you can take.
📚 Download and share our & NCA free guide: iwf.org.uk/ai
📚 Download and share our & NCA free guide: iwf.org.uk/ai
Innocent family photos are increasingly being manipulated using AI to create child sexual abuse imagery, our Head of Policy, Hannah Swirsky, warned on Good Morning Britain. Protect your child from AI image abuse with our latest guide developed iwith the NCA.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmdw...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmdw...
Parents warned not to put 'innocent' images of children online as AI abuse fears grow
YouTube video by Good Morning Britain
www.youtube.com
July 10, 2026 at 1:54 PM
Innocent family photos are increasingly being manipulated using AI to create child sexual abuse imagery, our Head of Policy, Hannah Swirsky, warned on Good Morning Britain. Protect your child from AI image abuse with our latest guide developed iwith the NCA.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmdw...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmdw...
Join us in San Francisco for #TrustCon2026
On 21 July, our CTO Dan Sexton will join experts from engineering, data science & operations for a panel exploring the technical, ethical & legal challenges shaping modern child safety infrastructure. Find out more: www.trustcon.net/event/trustc...
On 21 July, our CTO Dan Sexton will join experts from engineering, data science & operations for a panel exploring the technical, ethical & legal challenges shaping modern child safety infrastructure. Find out more: www.trustcon.net/event/trustc...
July 2, 2026 at 10:07 AM
Join us in San Francisco for #TrustCon2026
On 21 July, our CTO Dan Sexton will join experts from engineering, data science & operations for a panel exploring the technical, ethical & legal challenges shaping modern child safety infrastructure. Find out more: www.trustcon.net/event/trustc...
On 21 July, our CTO Dan Sexton will join experts from engineering, data science & operations for a panel exploring the technical, ethical & legal challenges shaping modern child safety infrastructure. Find out more: www.trustcon.net/event/trustc...
The so-called social media ban is a revolutionary step, but is a revolutionary moment for child safety? Our CEO Kerry Smith explains how safety by design & stronger action on the Online Safety Act would make a bigger difference. www.iwf.org.uk/news-media/b...
Why A Big Tech Revolution & Bolder Action On OSA Are Key
The so-called social media ban is a revolutionary step, but is this a revolutionary moment for child safety?
www.iwf.org.uk
July 2, 2026 at 8:22 AM
The so-called social media ban is a revolutionary step, but is a revolutionary moment for child safety? Our CEO Kerry Smith explains how safety by design & stronger action on the Online Safety Act would make a bigger difference. www.iwf.org.uk/news-media/b...
Digital literacy matters, but it cannot replace effective safeguards and accountability from the platforms where abuse occurs.
A permanent framework allowing companies to detect CSAM should be the floor, not the ceiling, of Europe's ambition.
Read more: www.iwf.org.uk/news-media/b...
A permanent framework allowing companies to detect CSAM should be the floor, not the ceiling, of Europe's ambition.
Read more: www.iwf.org.uk/news-media/b...
EU Cannot Keep Asking Kids To Protect Themselves From Predators
We would not expect children to protect themselves from sexual abuse in schools, clubs or youth organisations so why would we adopt such an approach online?
www.iwf.org.uk
June 29, 2026 at 8:50 AM
Digital literacy matters, but it cannot replace effective safeguards and accountability from the platforms where abuse occurs.
A permanent framework allowing companies to detect CSAM should be the floor, not the ceiling, of Europe's ambition.
Read more: www.iwf.org.uk/news-media/b...
A permanent framework allowing companies to detect CSAM should be the floor, not the ceiling, of Europe's ambition.
Read more: www.iwf.org.uk/news-media/b...
We're thrilled to announce that our Think Before You Share campaign has been shortlisted for the Behaviour Change Campaign of the Year category in the 2026 Global Good Awards. Good luck to all finalists! Find out more about the awards at globalgoodawards.co.uk/2026-global-...
2026 Global Good Awards Finalists
Congratulations to our 2026 Global Good Awards finalists! See who's leading the way for social & environmental sustainability around the world.
globalgoodawards.co.uk
June 26, 2026 at 11:39 AM
We're thrilled to announce that our Think Before You Share campaign has been shortlisted for the Behaviour Change Campaign of the Year category in the 2026 Global Good Awards. Good luck to all finalists! Find out more about the awards at globalgoodawards.co.uk/2026-global-...
We welcome the G7 Common Set of Principles defining a safer secure digital space for children and teenagers. These include some of our key priority calls, such as platform accountability and preventing the proliferation of AI-CSAM.
We look forward to seeing these principles translate into actions.
We look forward to seeing these principles translate into actions.
June 18, 2026 at 4:02 PM
We welcome the G7 Common Set of Principles defining a safer secure digital space for children and teenagers. These include some of our key priority calls, such as platform accountability and preventing the proliferation of AI-CSAM.
We look forward to seeing these principles translate into actions.
We look forward to seeing these principles translate into actions.
Child sexual abuse material detection technologies are often misunderstood in the online safety debate.
Our new Myth vs Fact video separates fact from fiction and explains how these technologies actually work.
📺Watch now: www.iwf.org.uk/resources/ch...
Our new Myth vs Fact video separates fact from fiction and explains how these technologies actually work.
📺Watch now: www.iwf.org.uk/resources/ch...
Child Sexual Abuse Material Detection Myths | IWF
Discover the facts behind online child sexual abuse material detection. Watch our myth-buster video to learn how privacy safeguards protect children.
www.iwf.org.uk
June 18, 2026 at 10:26 AM
Child sexual abuse material detection technologies are often misunderstood in the online safety debate.
Our new Myth vs Fact video separates fact from fiction and explains how these technologies actually work.
📺Watch now: www.iwf.org.uk/resources/ch...
Our new Myth vs Fact video separates fact from fiction and explains how these technologies actually work.
📺Watch now: www.iwf.org.uk/resources/ch...
The UK Government "is right to take action" with social media ban," says our CEO Kerry Smith. But age-gating under 16s "can only be one part of a response - we need to keep applying pressure on tech companies to make their platforms safer for children." www.lbc.co.uk/article/soci...
Prime Minister announces sweeping social media ban for Under-16s - follow live | LBC
Speaking at a news conference in Downing Street, Sir Keir Starmer said it was clear to him that “a full ban is the right choice”.
www.lbc.co.uk
June 15, 2026 at 4:00 PM
The UK Government "is right to take action" with social media ban," says our CEO Kerry Smith. But age-gating under 16s "can only be one part of a response - we need to keep applying pressure on tech companies to make their platforms safer for children." www.lbc.co.uk/article/soci...
The Echo project - run by IPPPRI, Protect Children, Child Rescue Coalition & us -, will help victims of child sexual abuse in England and Wales who have reported their abuse to the police to identify and remove images of abuse online.
Read more. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Read more. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Child sexual abuse victims in England and Wales to get help to remove online images
Echo project will help erase images as part of package of support to end ‘prolonged suffering of survivors’
www.theguardian.com
June 9, 2026 at 4:13 PM
The Echo project - run by IPPPRI, Protect Children, Child Rescue Coalition & us -, will help victims of child sexual abuse in England and Wales who have reported their abuse to the police to identify and remove images of abuse online.
Read more. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Read more. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
We’ve been at the forefront of sounding the alarm around the risks of E2EE environments. Alongside 8 leading child sexual exploitation and abuse orgs, we’ve prepared a list of urgently needed interventions that we believe will have transformational impacts.
Watch more. iwf.org.uk/growinguponl...
Watch more. iwf.org.uk/growinguponl...
June 9, 2026 at 4:03 PM
We’ve been at the forefront of sounding the alarm around the risks of E2EE environments. Alongside 8 leading child sexual exploitation and abuse orgs, we’ve prepared a list of urgently needed interventions that we believe will have transformational impacts.
Watch more. iwf.org.uk/growinguponl...
Watch more. iwf.org.uk/growinguponl...
(1/2) We back government announcement requiring tech companies to urgently implement nudity detection and blocking on children’s devices, a pivotal move among a raft of much-needed measures in the battle against child sexual abuse material.
Read more at www.iwf.org.uk/news-media/n...
Read more at www.iwf.org.uk/news-media/n...
On-device nudity detection has ‘powerful role to play’ in fight against child sexual abuse online
IWF backs government move requiring tech companies to urgently implement nudity detection and blocking on children’s devices.
www.iwf.org.uk
June 8, 2026 at 1:11 PM
(1/2) We back government announcement requiring tech companies to urgently implement nudity detection and blocking on children’s devices, a pivotal move among a raft of much-needed measures in the battle against child sexual abuse material.
Read more at www.iwf.org.uk/news-media/n...
Read more at www.iwf.org.uk/news-media/n...