14,313 reports
processed by the IWF in first 6 months
IWF reveals 10 year
statistics on child abuse content online
IWF holds ten year
anniversary conferences around the country.
Nearly 1000 delegates attend the events and
hundreds of media articles are generated as a
result
25 Hotlines now
operating around the world
NCMEC, the US
Hotline, announces plans to emulate IWF
mechanisms by facilitating the blocking of
websites containing child abuse content in order
minimise the continual re-victimisation of the
child victims featured on these websites
In 1997, the first
year the IWF came into operation, 18% of the
potentially illegal content assessed by the IWF
- almost exclusively child abuse images - was
hosted in the UK. At the end of 2005, that
figure was just 0.4%.
The reasons for that
success are:
- Tough laws that prohibit any form of possession or distribution of child abuse images with strong sanctions for transgression
- A sophisticated system to transfer intelligence and information from the IWF to the Police for them to investigate
- A committed and effective Internet Content Service Provider community who remove any potentially illegal content found on their services immediately when notified
- An informed public who report online if they are exposed to potentially illegal online content
- Continued support of IWF by a diverse range of industry funding members
The skilled
assessment work of the IWF Internet Content
Analysts who receive reports via the internet
hotline, has contributed to several police
investigations and arrests.
Home Office
Minister, Vernon Coaker MP, visits IWF
IWF in first global
'blogathon' for Safer Internet Day
The IWF started with
just 6 members in 1997 and in 2006 has over 70
members.
Roger Darlington,
former IWF Chair, is a finalist for the ISPA
award for Internet Hero
IWF addresses
international Forum on blocking child abuse
content online