Calls to online child sexual abuse watchdog up 45% in September

Internet Watch Foundation says criminal content spotted by people spending time online during pandemic

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A hotline for reporting suspected child abuse material online had a record month in September, with calls increasing 45%, driven by the shift to working from home and more time spent online, an internet watchdog has said.

The UK-based Internet Watch Foundation (IWF), which identifies child sexual abuse content online, said it processed 15,258 reports from the public in September 2020, a record for the charity and up from 10,514 in September 2019.

Related: Coronavirus lockdown raises risk of online child abuse, charity says

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