Research & insights

If you work to detect, flag, remove, moderate or investigate online child sexual abuse and exploitation, we would like to invite you to confidentially share your experiences with our team…

As new Ofcom research reveals the prevalence of online deepfakes, this report looks at what can be done to tackle those that cause harm.

What has changed in the AI CSAM landscape in the last 12 months since IWF’s 2023 report?

An English language version of French guidelines on risk prevention and protection of minors on social media platforms

An investigation of sextortion reports in NCMEC CyberTipline data

Sextortion briefing paper on this rapidly growing threat: who is impacted, the perpetrators and the pathways used to target children and young people.

New report finds 300 million+ children under the age of 18 have been affected by online child sexual exploitation and abuse in the last 12 months.

Video of WeProtect Executive Director, explaining the 023 Global Threat assessment, the growing issues and recommendations to prevent sexual abuse online.

Now is the time for safety by design and ensuring children are protected as generative AI tech is built.  From removing harmful content from training data, using AI classifiers and manual…

As the prevalence of child sexual abuse material continues to increase, financial sexual extortion is one of the new tactics being used by perpetrators. Earlier this year, sector experts from…