Internet Watch Foundation (IWF)

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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The IWF are the biggest Hotline in Europe. Globally, we provide a safe space for over 2.6 billion people to report suspected child sexual abuse images and videos online. 🌎

If you stumble across this content, don't ignore it, report it to us at https://t.co/Rpl1eW0bxX and help us remove this content for good.

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This International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression, help us raise awareness and advocate for the protection, safety and rights of all children. Learn more about the crucial work we - and other child protection organisations - do to protect children worldwide: https://t.co/jAegZoz4Ag.

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Tomorrow, our amazing supporter Alexandra Nightingale begins her trek up Mount Kilimanjaro - all to raise funds for IWF 🏔️

Alexandra has already raised almost £9,000. That is incredible!

To put that into perspective, that's enough to fund thousands of hashes, with each one blocking an image of child sexual abuse from ever being uploaded or shared again.

If you'd like to support Alex before she sets off, every pound makes a difference.

Donate to Alex's trek: https://t.co/69fZu11JxN.

Good luck, Alex! We'll be cheering you on every step of the way!

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To turn the tide against child sexual abuse and exploitation (CSEA), Government must act now.

The UK’s leading civil society organisations fighting online CSEA are calling for a coordinated package of technical, legislative and regulatory interventions — targeting every stage of the abuse pathway, from prevention to tackling revictimisation.

Read more: https://t.co/WJ3c29X8af

@NSPCC @savechildrenuk @Lucy_Faithfull_ @UK_SIC @childnet @MCFcharityUK @SWGfL_Official CSA Centre

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📈 The internet should be a safe space for children and adults alike, but each year, we are finding more child sexual abuse imagery than before.

Our analysts are determined to put an end to child sexual abuse and create a safer internet for all, and you can help us. If you stumble across this imagery online, report it to us safely and anonymously at https://t.co/6rFpsWfxya.

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New 'breakthrough’ partnership with @PIRegistry to combat child sexual abuse material to include registrars and @dns_abuse

Under a new integration, we will receive reports from the NetBeacon Institute, which helps tackle DNS Abuse.

Our CEO Kerry Smith, said: “For the first time, child sexual abuse material reporting will sit alongside accepted and common place DNS abuse categories such as malware, spam, and phishing.

“Everywhere we look online, children are being sexually exploited. Perpetrators have turned the internet against them. New initiatives like this will be key in disrupting these criminals at every step, and making sure the abuse is found and shut down wherever it goes.”

Read more at https://t.co/1fyBIdizfb

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Operating Europe’s largest centre for assessing, grading and securing the removal of child sexual abuse material online, we provide trusted services, intelligence and datasets used by technology companies, platforms, financial and other industries, and law enforcement worldwide.

Learn more & join us as a Member: https://t.co/YdUJLcpEDW.

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📚All you need to know about AI-generated child sexual abuse imagery.

Help raise awareness of a growing online threat. Share our resource, created in partnership with @NCA_UK @CEOPEducation, designed for professionals working with young people.

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Criminal images and videos depicting older teenagers are seen regularly by our analysts, both online and via our child reporting services.

The older teen group is the most likely to report incidents of sexually coerced extortion, with 14-to-17-year-old boys accounting for 98% of these reports in 2025.

Read more in our Annual Data & Insights report: https://t.co/8IeCQirkF6

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In order to protect the most vulnerable, our analysts face unimaginable horrors. They are the unsung heroes in the fight against child sexual abuse imagery online. Their work makes a difference - whether that's preventing the prolonged suffering of victims or protecting internet users from criminal content. Learn more about their vital work: https://t.co/8UAld4JFd8.

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Nudes. Suggestive videos. You name it – children are sharing it.

Nobody wants to think about their kids doing this. But whether they’re sharing their own images or forwarding them on from others, it’s important that we talk about the risks.

Download our How to Talk guide for top tips on how to get the conversation started and help keep your kids safe online: https://t.co/OSAtqL8Moj

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One minute: the connection between the recent IWF data and the ongoing discussions on the EU legal framework by Julie Fuchs, EU Policy & Advocacy Officer, ECPAT

You have power – make a change: https://t.co/VoWqL59ilc

#ChoosetoSeeThem #BehindTheScreens #IWFInsights @IWFhotline

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Long after the physical abuse itself has stopped, children and adults still suffer the anxiety of knowing their abuse remains online. This must stop.

Working together, we can free victims of child sexual abuse from the repeated trauma of having a record of their abuse shared, again and again. Join us today as a Member. Find out how at https://t.co/AlgSX7KEkJ.

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Our latest AI report reveals the full scale of AI-generated child sexual abuse images and videos and ‘unsettling’ insights into offender views.

In 2025, we identified 8,029 AI-generated images and videos of realistic child sexual abuse – a 14% increase in criminal AI content from the previous year. Learn more: https://t.co/50URuuXhJm.

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Our latest data shows that more child sexual abuse webpages are hosted in the EU than anywhere else in the world.

Bulgaria, the Netherlands and Romania account for 73% of all child sexual abuse webpages hosted within the EU.

We're calling for the swift adoption of a permanent legislative framework that would ensure voluntary detection of child sexual abuse online in the bloc.

Read more on our website:https://t.co/7ypJcW0aQT

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Our child reporting services empower young people to remove sexual images or videos of themselves from the internet while providing safeguarding and emotional support.

Through the Report Remove tool, developed with @NSPCC’s Childline, children in the UK can make reports safely, anonymously and receive guidance throughout the process.

Beyond the UK, the Meri Trustline portal - developed with the @ratifoundation and @TechMatters - offers a safe, counsellor-led reporting route for children in India.

Learn more at https://t.co/r0RhfaN0th

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One minute: the connection between the recent IWF data and the ongoing discussions on the EU legal framework by Sofia Montresor, Eurochild.

More here: https://t.co/VoWqL59ilc

#ChooseToSeeThem #BehindTheScreens #IWFInsights @IWFhotline

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Summer is when teams come together. Team days. Office socials.

Planning for the year ahead.

It's also the perfect time to start a charity partnership that your whole team can get behind!

At IWF, we work to make the internet safer for children, finding and removing harmful content, shaping policy, and investing in prevention. It's a cause that resonates with everyone.

We partner with businesses of all sizes and tailor everything to suit your team! Whether it's a one-off event or a longer-term partnership, we'd love to hear from you!

Let's talk – https://t.co/YMndKLdYl5

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There are many ways you can support our mission to see an internet free from child sexual abuse.

But the most important thing you can do is report to us at https://t.co/kc0Noft17k if you stumble across child sexual abuse online.

Together, we can make the internet safer.

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Violence against women and girls is a prevalent theme in the harmful and illegal material we see online. Our Analysts see how girls bear the brunt of sexual violence both on and offline.

Senior Analyst Rosa discusses this persistent harm and the critical role we play in supporting victim safeguarding. Learn more at https://t.co/xoPfmhU1O9.

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We provide a range of dynamic services to help IWF Members safeguard their business from the upload, sharing, storage and sale of criminal child sexual abuse images and videos.

In 2025, more than 200 Members from across technology and internet-based industries used our services to prevent the exploitation of their services.

Could you join us too?

https://t.co/OiYbifW8E0.