Internet Watch Foundation
Charity number: 1112398
Website: www.iwf.org.uk
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Description:
The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) works to make the internet a safer place for children and adults across the world by detecting, disrupting, removing, and preventing the creation and sharing of online child sexual abuse images and videos.
We’re a not-for-profit organisation, supported by the internet industry, funding bodies, and the generosity of ordinary people.
We work closely with police, governments and NGOs globally, who trust our work.
Child sexual abuse images and videos are just as much a weapon as a knife. We actively search for this imagery and give people in the UK the ability to anonymously report child sexual abuse materials found online. We now provide 53 Reporting Portals, in addition to the UK Hotline, enabling over 2.9 billion people worldwide to report suspected child sexual abuse images and videos directly to our Hotline team.
We assess every report we receive. If it shows the sexual abuse of a child, we make sure the image or video is removed from the internet. To do this effectively, we develop technology-for-good: We provide bespoke services, products and datasets to our industry Members to prevent the imagery from re-appearing and make it harder for offenders to find and share. Our work helps to reduce revictimisation, as we know that the suffering captured in this imagery and the knowledge that it could be shared can haunt a victim for life.
Our team is made up of compassionate and resilient staff members, who are highly trained and carefully looked after.
We encourage others to play their part, whether it is reporting to us, funding us, or collaborating on the best technology and research. No contribution is too small to help make the internet a safer place for everyone.