Watchdog reveals 8.8m attempts to access online child abuse in April

Internet Watch Foundation blocks and filters attempts by UK internet users to access content

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Nearly 9m attempts to access child sexual abuse material online were made in the UK last month during the coronavirus lockdown, according to an internet watchdog.

The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF), a British charity that identifies child sexual abuse content online, said it had blocked and filtered at least 8.8m attempts by UK internet users to access videos and images of children suffering sexual abuse during April alone.

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from Children | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2ygA2n4