(1/3) As the Crime and Policing Act receives Royal Assent, we're pleased to see the inclusion of new laws to tackle AI generated child sexual abuse material.

At the IWF, we see the reality of the online world every single day. Our 2025 Data & Insights Report reflects that work. Join us at our virtual launch to talk through the data and how we can all work together to make a difference. Register your place here: www.iwf.org.uk/iwf-2025-onl...

A coordinated response to these issues is essential. This includes implementing a ban on nudify apps and ensuring that internet infrastructure takes action to remove and block access to non-consensual intimate imagery. Read more in our Annual Data & Insights report: www.iwf.org.uk/annual-data-...

New data shows the EU hosts more child sexual abuse webpages than anywhere else globally. The stark finding comes only a few weeks after EU policymakers failed to extend the temporary law allowing tech companies to detect for imagery of child sexual abuse. Read more: www.iwf.org.uk/news-media/n...

Criminals are "exploiting systemic failures" online and profiting from the sale of child sexual abuse images. @iwf.org.uk CEO Kerry Smith urges #E2EE services to adopt the trusted safety tools that prevent criminals using their platforms as safe havens. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Criminal websites selling child sexual abuse imagery online have doubled in a year. Some of them are hidden behind apparently innocent website fronts, others are just sitting in the open, just a few clicks away from your social media feeds. Read more at news.sky.com/story/predat...

“Thanks to political gamesmanship, the EU has opened the door for predators to target children without fear.” Our CEO Kerry Smith, on what happens from this Friday, when tech companies lose the legal right to detect child sexual abuse material in the EU. Read more at www.iwf.org.uk/news-media/n...

“Advances in technology should never come at the expense of a child’s safety and wellbeing,” said @iwf.org.uk CEO Kerry Smith, who called for an EU-wide ban on both AI-generated child sexual abuse content and the tools used to create it. www.euronews.com/next/2026/03...

Analysts at the @iwf.org.uk have identified more AI-generated images and videos of realistic child sexual abuse than ever before. This fuels offender interest in children, normalises extreme violence, and increases the risk of contact crimes. www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/net...

Governments, tech companies and institutions must recognise the harm of AI child sexual abuse material. We’re calling for an AI Bill that includes key measures to ensure safety-by-design becomes a non-negotiable. Read the latest blog from our Comms Director Emma. www.iwf.org.uk/news-media/b...

🚨 URGENT: The clock is ticking on child safety in the EU. On 3 April, the systems that protect children from online sexual abuse are set to become illegal across the EU. As our CTO Dan explains, the consequences of this legislative deadlock will be catastrophic. www.iwf.org.uk/news-media/b...

A girl who appeared in hundreds of child sexual abuse images and videos has been tracked down after years of searching, by one of our world-class analysts. "It was wonderful to hear she is now being given help," said Mabel, the analyst who identified the girl. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

EU’s failure to extend the temporary derogation under ePrivacy puts fundamental safeguards against the spread of abuse imagery in jeopardy. Negotiators @europarl.europa.eu must return to the table. Children cannot afford the price of the failure to protect them. www.iwf.org.uk/news-media/s...

“Offenders will exploit feelings of shame & guilt to keep children from speaking out," tells BBC Crimewatch our Head of Hotline Ngaire Alexander. “Best way to keep children safe online: building trusted relationships, having clear lines of communication.” 📺from 20:10 www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

“These disturbing findings shine a light on a problem which we must all, as a society, urgently confront. The internet has opened a door into every home in the world," says our CEO Kerry Smith. www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/p...

Don't be angry if your child has shared nudes online, it's vital they know they can come to you to help them take control of the situation. 🎧 The award-winning Teenagers Untangled podcast talks to @iwf.org.uk about the threat of AI, online safety and risk ⬇️ www.teenagersuntangled.com/teenagers-ai...

Informed article by @rostaylor.bsky.social highlights that under-18s threatened with sexual extortion can send nude images and videos to ReportRemove, run by @iwf.org.uk and @nspcc.bsky.social's Childline, to stop them from being uploaded. www.childline.org.uk/info-advice/...

Young people are being pressured to share intimate images without understanding the lasting impact. Actor Natalie Dormer supports our latest campaign, urging adults to start crucial conversations with their children. Find support at thinkbeforeyoushare.org youtube.com/shorts/Uzh5L...

📣Calling lawyers and Trust & Safety professionals working in online safety and children’s privacy. Together with Pinsent Masons, we are hosting a half-day online conference. 📅 3 March | ⏱️3 - 6:30pm GMT 👉 Register now: www.pinsentmasons.com/events-train...

On Thursday 26 February, our Head of Policy Hannah Swirsky will take part in a panel on AI and risks of Online Child Sexual exploitation facilitated by @terredeshommes.bsky.social - who will share key findings from their latest research project. 🕗 Time: 8am GMT (9am CET) Register at bit.ly/469JGVv

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"New tech can be a dangerous frontier," says our Head of Policy Hannah Swirsky. "Government must provide clear guidelines for companies to build platforms which are safe by design where children are a central consideration not an afterthought." www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

Our CEO Kerry Smith, said in response to today’s Government announcement: “At a time where children are facing unprecedented new harms and challenges online, we are pleased to see the commitment to bringing in on-device protections.” www.iwf.org.uk/news-media/n...

"The impact of child sexual abuse material cannot be understated," said Megan, a Survivor Advocate for child protection charity, the Marie Collins Foundation. Your support removes harmful content and restores hope to survivors. 🎁 Give the gift of hope this Christmas. www.iwf.org.uk/donate

AI companies must put child safety before profit. That means embedding safety-by-design principles and conducting rigorous testing. You can hear Lib Dem Science, Innovation & Tech Spokesperson Victoria Collins MP make the case in Parliament for an AI Bill that puts safety-by-design at its core.

Images shared in confidence by young people are routinely being ‘leaked’. Some teens (mostly boys) are even engaging in ‘collecting’ behaviours of nude imagery. We must educate and protect our children in the digital world. Find out more at thinkbeforeyoushare.org/parents-and-...

EU countries have finally agreed on a position on the Child Sexual Abuse Regulation, three years after it was first proposed. We urge negotiators to swiftly extend the temporary derogation and allow tech companies to keep detecting #CSAM voluntarily. www.iwf.org.uk/news-media/s...

SAG-AFTRA stands in solidarity with the Condé United and NewsGuild of New York union members who were retaliated against for questioning the closure of Teen Vogue.

“The debate on the EU’s proposed Child Sexual Abuse Regulation (CSAR) has been dominated by one loud slogan. A slogan which may have dire consequences for the safety and wellbeing of millions of children worldwide,” says our CEO Kerry Smith in her latest article. www.iwf.org.uk/news-media/b...

Online Safety Minister Kanishka Narayan MP, said the move was “ultimately about stopping abuse before it happens”, adding: “Experts, under strict conditions, can now spot the risk in AI models early.” www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Proposed new rules to allow thorough testing of AI models to ensure they cannot be used to create child sexual abuse imagery welcomed by @iwf.org.uk www.iwf.org.uk/news-media/n...

"AI tools have made it so [child sexual abuse] survivors can be victimised all over again with just a few clicks," says @iwf.org.uk CEO Kerry Smith, as UK govt announces new rules to allow for thorough testing of AI models before they hit the market www.the-independent.com/news/uk/home...

Kerry Smith, @iwf.org.uk CEO, said the law change could be “a vital step to make sure AI products are safe before they are released”. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

You don’t want to think about it, but your kids are sharing explicit images online. It’s awkward, but you need to talk about it. We’ve got resources to help you take on the awkward topics – and to get them to think before sharing. www.thinkbeforeyoushare.org/parents-and-... #thinkbeforeyoushare

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Charities warn the threat of sexual extortion against children is ‘not diminishing’ as new data shows sextortion cases soar 72% in a year 📈 Read more on our website: www.iwf.org.uk/news-media/n...

“Sadly, we continue to see how advances in AI technology are quickly exploited by offenders for malicious purposes, " said our CEO Kerry Smith as our analysts have identified AI-generated child sexual abuse images that are connected to AI chatbots for the first time. www.iwf.org.uk/news-media/n...

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(1) The Online Safety Act represents a crucial advancement in safeguarding children from online sexual abuse. The need for these new measures is underscored by the escalating concerns over the widespread presence of child sexual abuse material online 🖥️

Our Annual Data & Insights Report reveals that almost a third of the images and videos we hashed in 2024, (210,572 or 29%) included Category A child sexual abuse – the most extreme imagery. Learn more about our work to stop online exploitation and abuse: www.iwf.org.uk/annual-data-....

"Il n'existe aucune circonstance dans laquelle le matériel d'abus sexuel sur mineur généré par l'IA puisse être considéré comme acceptable", déclare Derek Ray-Hill, PDG par intérim de l’IWF, dans @lemonde.fr hier, à propos des projets de loi de l'UE destinés à lutter contre cette menace.

🎧 Listen to experts discuss the pivotal pilot stage of the #ProtechProject testing the use of innovative tech to stop the viewing of child sexual abuse material & hear from a volunteer who took part. Ep 3 of the Intervention podcast out now. www.protechproject.eu/podcast

Last week, our Head of Policy and Public Affairs Hannah Swirsky joined @eppgroup.bsky.social in the latest episode of EU Decoded to discuss protecting children against sexual abuse. Listen to 'AI and loopholes: Confronting child sexual abuse in Europe' now.

"AI CSAM [child sexual abuse material] videos have crossed a threshold and have become indistinguishable from photographic sexual abuse...", warns @iwf.org.uk's Head of Policy & Public Affairs in this podcast highlighting the EU laws needed to tackle child sexual abuse online. ⬇️

Our Annual Data & Insights Report reveals that North America is the second major destination for criminals to share, sell and buy sexual images and videos of children, just after Europe. We will discuss the latest findings at our launch event this evening in San Francisco. #BehindTheScreens

"The children depicted are often real and recognisable, the harm this material causes is real, and the threat it poses threatens to escalate further," warns @iwf.org.uk acting CEO Derek Ray-Hill about the increase in AI child sexual abuse images & videos www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/net...

The possession and consumption of AI child sexual abuse material #AICSAM is not a victimless crime, warns the @iwf.org.uk's acting CEO Derek Ray-Hill in an interview with @diezeit.bsky.social

🕰️Only two weeks to go to the launch of our 2024 Annual Data & Insights Report in San Francisco, a key event that showcases the latest insights into online child sexual abuse trends. Join us on 21 July, and learn how we're shaping a better internet: www.iwf.org.uk/iwf-2024-ann....

Worried about what your children are sharing online? You're not alone. Get help to talk about it. For advice and tips go to thinkbeforeyoushare.org.

New and 'vital guidance' on AI child sexual abuse material has just been issued for professionals working with children in the UK by the #NCA and @iwf.org.uk www.sec-ed.co.uk/content/news...