Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) (@iwfhotline) 's Twitter Profile
Internet Watch Foundation (IWF)

@iwfhotline

Leading tech non-profit working globally to eliminate child sexual abuse images & videos from the worldwide internet. Partner in @UK_SIC.

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Cat McShane (@cathmcshane) 's Twitter Profile Photo

In today's Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) annual report we highlight record levels of #CSAM detected online. Interim CEO Derek Ray-Hill said: “Young people are facing rising threats online .... where images and videos of [sexual] exploitation can spread like wildfire." standard.co.uk/news/politics/…

Peter Kyle (@peterkyle) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Visiting Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) earlier this year was one of the most shocking & moving days I've experienced as Tech Secretary. Their new Image Intercept tool is a powerful example of how innovation can be part of the solution in making online spaces safer for children.

Sarah Champion (@sarahchampionmp) 's Twitter Profile Photo

It’s welcome news to see Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) launch of Image Intercept, funded by Home Office. This is needed more than ever, the IWF 2024 report showed record-breaking 291,273 reports of child sexual abuse imagery. iwf.org.uk/annual-data-in…

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“This is a major moment in online safety, and anyone with an online platform where users can upload content now has the chance to join the fight and help deliver the aspirations of the Online Safety Act," says our Interim CEO Derek Ray-Hill. independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/…

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⚠️Teens face online sexual exploitation ‘crisis’ as we find record levels of child sexual abuse webpages online, with a spike in sexual imagery of teens. In response, we will be making a powerful new safety tool available for free to smaller platforms - a move that will will

National Crime Agency (NCA) (@nca_uk) 's Twitter Profile Photo

We welcome the efforts by Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) to support smaller platforms in tackling child abuse by offering technology to help identify illegal material. It's vital industry takes proactive steps in mitigating risks to children on their platforms in line with the new obligations set

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#TrendsandData: In 2024, our world-class analysts assessed 1,264,393 images and videos suspected of showing the sexual abuse of children through our hashing tool IntelliGrade. Of these: ❌ 734,048 were confirmed criminal images and videos of child sexual abuse. ❌ 210,572 (29%)

Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) (@iwfhotline) 's Twitter Profile Photo

#TrendsandData: In 2024, we discovered a record-breaking 291,273 reports confirmed to contain, link to or advertise criminal child sexual abuse imagery 97% of these reports (278,492), in which victims’ sex was recorded, showed the sexual abuse of girls only – an increase of

Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) (@iwfhotline) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Our Communications Director Emma Hardy shared the latest trends and stats on the global fight against online child sexual abuse at our Annual Data & Insights Report launch today. Read more at iwf.org.uk/annualreport20…

Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) (@iwfhotline) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Our Interim CEO Derek Ray-Hill today presented Image Intercept at our Annual Data & Insights Report launch, a revolutionary free to use initiative in the UK aimed at preventing the spread of known child sexual abuse content online. Read more at iwf.org.uk/news-media/new…

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Annual Data & Insights Report #TrendsandData: In 2024, we received 1,142 reports through the Report Remove tool, run in partnership with NSPCC - a 44% increase on 2023. Of these, 642 reports were assessed as criminal images and were actioned for removal. Report Remove is a

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#BehindTheScreens Annual Report #TrendsandData - More than one million webpages (1,228,090) showing at least one, and often many tens, hundreds or thousands of child sexual abuse images and videos have been removed from the internet thanks to our work over the past five years

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Thanks to essential funds, raised by people like you, we're able to ensure our Hotline team receive the training and support needed to continue their vital work to eradiate child sexual abuse imagery online. Find out how you can support our work: iwf.org.uk/support-us/.

Thanks to essential funds, raised by people like you, we're able to ensure our Hotline team receive the training and support needed to continue their vital work to eradiate child sexual abuse imagery online. Find out how you can support our work: iwf.org.uk/support-us/.
DoubleVerify (@doubleverify) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🗞️ JUST IN: DoubleVerify partners with Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) to deepen its commitment to keeping digital advertising free from exploitative and illegal content. Read the full release: buff.ly/Y2KCxGr

🗞️ JUST IN: DoubleVerify partners with <a href="/IWFhotline/">Internet Watch Foundation (IWF)</a> to deepen its commitment to keeping digital advertising free from exploitative and illegal content. Read the full release: buff.ly/Y2KCxGr
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The EU remains a prime destination for criminals determined to share, sell and buy sexual images and videos of children, reveals our latest Annual Data & Insights Report, with the Netherlands hosting most of the global criminal content found online by our analysts. We're calling

Cat McShane (@cathmcshane) 's Twitter Profile Photo

"The EU cannot become a safe haven for perpetrators to freely abuse children and exchange criminal content," says Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) CEO Derek Ray-Hill. ✍️by Maïthé Chini brusselstimes.com/1547506/alarmi…

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Child sexual abuse is a prevalent issue for all global citizens, and we have a collective responsibility to pursue an end to the production and circulation of this material. If you stumble across this criminal content online, choose to be a part of the solution and report it to

Child sexual abuse is a prevalent issue for all global citizens, and we have a collective responsibility to pursue an end to the production and circulation of this material.

If you stumble across this criminal content online, choose to be a part of the solution and report it to
Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) (@iwfhotline) 's Twitter Profile Photo

#BehindTheScreens Annual Report - In 2024, 91% of the reports assessed as criminal by our analysts contained ‘self-generated’ imagery. Our long-running awareness campaigns aim to empower and educate young people about the tactics of offenders and encourage good quality

Josh Thomas (@joshthomas_iwf) 's Twitter Profile Photo

UK teens are facing a rise in threats of financially motivated sexual extortion (or sextortion). This week the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) appeared on Good Morning Britain to warn about the growing danger.

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Our “revolutionary” Image Intercept is a new safety tool that will safeguard thousands of online platforms from child sexual abuse imagery. We're making nearly three million ‘hashes’ of criminal imagery available to smaller online platforms, businesses, and startups for free.