(2/2) Natalie Dormer said: "[The IWF] is helping young people navigate a digital world that moves faster than any of us could have imagined, and offering real ability to remove images and real support when it’s needed most.”
Actor and producer Natalie Dormer. Photo credit Kyle Alexander
(1/2) Actor and producer Natalie Dormer joins our Think Before You Share campaign and warns widespread sharing of nude imagery online is placing young people at “unprecedented” risk.
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“Blocking child sexual abuse material is not an evasion of privacy. Free speech does not include sexual abuse of children,” says our Head of Policy Hannah Swirsky. The EU must agree a permanent legislative framework for safeguarding children. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Only two weeks to go to the launch of our Annual Data & Insights Report, with the latest insights into online child sexual abuse trends. Mark the day in the calendar and find out how we fight against the distribution of criminal content and child exploitation.
(4/4) We support calls to make anti-nudity detection technology mandatory on devices. “It is clear to us that if companies won’t do this by themselves, the government must step in to make sure they do,” said our Head of Policy Hannah Swirsky.
(3/4) “Criminals are casting their nets wide and are able to corner young people with the most violent and terrifying threats,” said our CEO Kerry Smith. “They employ emotional manipulation and use intimidating, aggressive language and threats that escalate rapidly after nudes are taken.”
(2/4) Report Remove is a crucial self reporting tool run in partnership with @nspcc.bsky.social Childline that allows children to flag intimate images or videos of themselves that have appeared, or could appear, online, to get the content removed.
(1/4) Children are reporting online sexual extortion attempts in record numbers in the UK, as we received 34% more reports from under-18s last year of blackmail attempts after sending sexual images to predators via Report Remove than in 2024.
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Want to keep your kids safer online? We’ve got resources to help you take on the awkward topics – and to get them to think before sharing nudes. Download our free How To Talk guide. www.thinkbeforeyoushare.org/parents-and-...
3 weeks to go to the launch of our Annual Data & Insights Report, with key insights into how abuse is created, distributed and monetised — as well as the systemic challenges that make eradication difficult. Mark the day in your calendar!
This is not an April Fool’s joke. From 3 April, online platforms in the EU will no longer detect child sexual abuse material. 99% of reports rely on this detection. A coalition of 246 organisations is calling for urgent action. Read and share our statement: childsafetyineurope.com/wp-content/u...
“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.
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(2/2) We’re calling on the UK Government to introduce further measures to prevent the abuse of AI technology:
1️⃣Implement a ban on nudify tools.
2️⃣Ensure all AI chatbots are adequately regulated under the OSA.
3️⃣Bring forward an AI Bill to ensure AI systems are safe by design.
(1/2)⚠️The scale and speed of AI child sexual abuse material online run the risk of overwhelming inundated reporting mechanisms and law enforcement capacity.
In 2025, our team identified 3,440 AI-generated child sexual abuse videos, an increase of 26,362% compared with the previous year.
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...
The @europarl.europa.eu has voted down rules that would allow technology companies to scan for child abuse online, a “devastating failure for child protection in the EU,” says our CEO Kerry Smith. www.politico.eu/article/euro...
Our CEO Kerry Smith, said: “This is a devastating failure for child protection in the EU and globally as proven tools for the detection of child sexual abuse material will be forced offline.
“It's now even more urgent that the EU agrees on a permanent legislative framework to safeguard children.”
(1/2) We're alarmed by what unfolded @europarl.europa.eu this morning. The failure to adopt a position on the temporary derogation to the ePrivacy Directive that could enable successful negotiation @ec.europa.eu and Council of the European Union represents a deep collapse of political leadership.
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...
Our latest report published today centres the human impact of AI child sexual abuse material, highlighting the harm caused to children. It captures the views of our expert Analysts, as well as excerpts from dark web offender communities.
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The amount of AI-generated child sexual abuse material found online rose by 14% last year, with the majority of videos showing the most extreme content, shows our latest report.
Polling also reveals the public backs a government clampdown on ‘uncensored’ tools. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Our latest report reveals that AI generated child sexual abuse material is increasing in scale, sophistication & accessibility.
“Every item of AI CSAM is a violation of the most basic rights to safety, dignity, and childhood itself,” says our CEO Kerry Smith.
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🚨 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...
@nspcc.bsky.social @savechildrenuk.bsky.social @osanetwork.bsky.social, NCA, Lucy Faithfull Foundation, The Centre of expertise on child sexual abuse (CSA Centre), International Justice Mission UK
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1️⃣ Alternative interventions for safeguarding children from tech-facilitated CSEA
2️⃣ Strengthening OSA & enforcement to confront current/emerging threats
At this critical moment for children’s safety online, interventions that offer deeper and longer-term protection must be prioritised.
(1/2) On the one year anniversary of the Illegal Harms Codes under the OSA, we brought together UK partners working to tackle online child sexual exploitation and abuse (CSEA) for a roundtable on the Government’s proposed under 16 social media ban. Our discussion focused on two priorities...
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...
Our CEO Kerry Smith, said in response to global research published today by Ofcom and Protect Children: “AI child sexual abuse material reinforces sexual interest in children, contributes to the normalisation of abuse, and may increase the risk of contact offending.”
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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.
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(2/2) Trilogue negotiation will decide: Will the EU preserve tools that identify victims?
The extension's purpose is simple: maintain current systems with privacy safeguards while permanent rules are negotiated.
We join forces with @doteurope.bsky.social to call on policymakers to act.
