Internet Watch Foundation Policy Briefing

To highlight the need for paedophile manuals and the exchanging of hints and tips related to the creation of AI imagery to be made illegal through an amendment to the Government’s Criminal Justice Bill. [...] To call on the Government to ensure that there is continued parliamentary scrutiny of the Online Safety Act and regime, highlighting the need for Ofcom to work with third parties, such as the Internet Watch Foundation, to make the most of the expertise they possess. [...] Characteristics of children are added to the ‘positive’ prompts, and characteristics of adults are added to the ‘negative’ prompts to increase the overall impression of an image of a child. [...] The need for paedophile manuals and the exchanging of hints and tips related to the creation of AI imagery to be made illegal. [...] The IWF welcomes the opportunity of feeding the findings of our work to the Government’s review.