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26 November 2020 Angela Munoz Aroca

IWF has record month as public reports of child sexual abuse surge

IWF analysts have seen accelerating numbers of public reports of child sexual abuse, with more people staying and working from…

23 November 2020 Andy Robinson

Government must invest in the UK Safer Internet Centre at this week’s spending review if it is to become a global leader in online safety

This week is a crucial week in the online safety of children up and down the country. The online safety…

9 November 2020 Andy Robinson

New national inquiry into ‘disturbing’ rise of ‘self-generated’ child sexual abuse material

A National inquiry into “disturbing” increases in self-generated child sexual abuse images has been launched amid warnings of online communities…

2 November 2020 Andy Robinson

Millions of children will face worsening online abuse unless Government acts now to plug Brexit funding blackhole, experts warn

Industry leaders, police, and politicians have signed an open letter urging the Government to replace vital funding to keep children…

30 October 2020 Becca Cawthorne

Over 100 organisations and schools register as Safer Internet Day Supporters!

From schools to police forces, over 100 organisations across the UK have pledged their support for Safer Internet Day 2021!

22 October 2020 Angela Munoz Aroca

Game-changing IWF chatbot to target people trying to access child sexual abuse online

The End Violence Fund has announced the funding grant for the new Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) reThink chatbot which the charity has…

9 October 2020 Andy Robinson

Government says new online harms legislation is expected to be ready next year

MPs have called for guarantees on funding to make the internet a safer place as the Government says new online…

5 October 2020 Becca Cawthorne

Safer Internet Day 2021 Supporters registration now open!

Schools and organisations are now able to register as a Safer Internet Day Supporter to share what they are doing for the day!

28 September 2020 Andy Robinson

Hundreds of individual victims in videos of “self-generated” child sexual abuse in one week

In one week alone, analysts saw almost 700 individual girls being exploited and coerced into filming their own abuse. This…

16 September 2020 Becca Cawthorne

UK theme for Safer Internet Day 2021 announced

Safer Internet Day is on 9th February 2021 and will be celebrated in the UK with the theme: An internet we trust: exploring…

11 September 2020 UK SIC

New Laws Proposed by Law Commission to Protect Victims of Online Abuse

Today, the law commission has proposed new laws to protect victims from harmful online behaviour. This article looks at what…