Internet Watch Foundation - Revision history

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	[[Image:Iwf.JPG\|thumb\|IWF Office at 5 Coles Lane, Oakington, Cambs, according to Microsoft]]The '''Internet Watch Foundation''' ('''IWF''') is an independent [[UK]] body that acts as a hotline for illegal content on the internet. This includes reports of so-called [[child pornography]] and "race hate" incitement speech that the British state have outlawed. Typically, this ~~organisation~~ achieves its aims by pressuring its founder ISPs into enforcing bans on undesirable content.		[[Image:Iwf.JPG\|thumb\|IWF Office at 5 Coles Lane, Oakington, Cambs, according to Microsoft]]The '''[[Wikipedia:Internet Watch Foundation\|Internet Watch Foundation]]''' ('''IWF''') is an independent [[UK]] body that acts as a hotline for illegal content on the internet. This includes reports of so-called [[child pornography]] and "race hate" incitement speech that the British state have outlawed. Typically, this organization achieves its aims by pressuring its founder ISPs into enforcing bans on what it deems to be undesirable content.

	Whilst the IWF is technically a body of the ISP industry, it was created in response to restrictive laws implemented by the UK Government. Considering the IWF's links and [[EU]] funding, it is reasonable to interpret the content it filters as a barometer of state pressure.		Whilst the IWF is technically a body of the ISP industry, it was created in response to restrictive laws implemented by the UK Government. Considering the IWF's links and previous [[EU]] funding, it is reasonable to interpret the content it filters as a barometer of state pressure.

	==Censorship==		==Censorship==

	The IWF is in effect a censor. A number of recent examples demonstrate that this goes well beyond illegal content and encroaches upon mainstream resources.		The IWF is in effect a censor. A number of recent examples demonstrate that this goes well beyond illegal content and encroaches upon mainstream resources.

			In 2024, Susie Hargreaves of the IWF was criticized for using stigmatizing language towards MAPs, after condemning AI-generated content and the role it plays in MAPs' fantasies.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/jul/22/ai-child-sexual-abuse-videos-iwf-watchdog The Guardian on the IWF/AI]</ref><ref>[https://www.map-union.org/blog/press-release-mu-condemns-the-iwf-and-susie-hargreaves-for-their-incendiary-comments-and-deception Mu response]</ref>

			==See also==

	*The [[Virgin Killer controversies]] - Censorship of an album cover involving a naked girl led to an effective ban on editing [[Wikipedia censorship of MAP related topics\|Wikipedia]].		*The [[Virgin Killer controversies]] - Censorship of an album cover involving a naked girl led to an effective ban on editing [[Wikipedia censorship of MAP related topics\|Wikipedia]].
	*'''Web Archive''' - The "wayback machine" - a highly popular archive of 13 years of web history was censored by the IWF.		*'''Web Archive''' - The "wayback machine" - a highly popular archive of 13 years of web history was censored by the IWF.

			==References==

	[[Category:Official Encyclopedia]][[Category:Child Advocacy]][[Category:Organisations]][[Category:Organisations: Unsympathetic]][[Category:Organisations: Charity & NGO]][[Category:Organisations: Real-life]][[Category:Organisations: British]][[Category:Child Pornography]][[Category:Censorship]]		[[Category:Official Encyclopedia]][[Category:Child Advocacy]][[Category:Organisations]][[Category:Organisations: Unsympathetic]][[Category:Organisations: Charity & NGO]][[Category:Organisations: Real-life]][[Category:Organisations: British]][[Category:Child Pornography]][[Category:Censorship]]

The Admins at 18:44, 9 August 2023

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	The IWF is in effect a censor. A number of recent examples demonstrate that this goes well beyond illegal content and encroaches upon mainstream resources.		The IWF is in effect a censor. A number of recent examples demonstrate that this goes well beyond illegal content and encroaches upon mainstream resources.

	*The [[Virgin Killer controversies]] - Censorship of an album cover involving a naked girl led to an effective ban on editing [[Wikipedia]].		*The [[Virgin Killer controversies]] - Censorship of an album cover involving a naked girl led to an effective ban on editing [[Wikipedia censorship of MAP related topics\|Wikipedia]].
	*'''Web Archive''' - The "wayback machine" - a highly popular archive of 13 years of web history was censored by the IWF.		*'''Web Archive''' - The "wayback machine" - a highly popular archive of 13 years of web history was censored by the IWF.

	[[Category:Official Encyclopedia]][[Category:Child Advocacy]][[Category:Organisations]][[Category:Organisations: Unsympathetic]][[Category:Organisations: Charity & NGO]][[Category:Organisations: Real-life]][[Category:Organisations: British]][[Category:Child Pornography]][[Category:Censorship]]		[[Category:Official Encyclopedia]][[Category:Child Advocacy]][[Category:Organisations]][[Category:Organisations: Unsympathetic]][[Category:Organisations: Charity & NGO]][[Category:Organisations: Real-life]][[Category:Organisations: British]][[Category:Child Pornography]][[Category:Censorship]]

The Admins at 18:40, 24 April 2009

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	The '''Internet Watch Foundation''' ('''IWF''') is an independent [[UK]] body that acts as a hotline for illegal content on the internet. This includes reports of so-called [[child pornography]] and "race hate" incitement speech that the British state have outlawed. Typically, this organisation achieves its aims by pressuring its founder ISPs into enforcing bans on undesirable content.		[[Image:Iwf.JPG\|thumb\|IWF Office at 5 Coles Lane, Oakington, Cambs, according to Microsoft]]The '''Internet Watch Foundation''' ('''IWF''') is an independent [[UK]] body that acts as a hotline for illegal content on the internet. This includes reports of so-called [[child pornography]] and "race hate" incitement speech that the British state have outlawed. Typically, this organisation achieves its aims by pressuring its founder ISPs into enforcing bans on undesirable content.

	Whilst the IWF is technically a body of the ISP industry, it was created in response to restrictive laws implemented by the UK Government. Considering the IWF's links and [[EU]] funding, it is reasonable to interpret the content it filters as a barometer of state pressure.		Whilst the IWF is technically a body of the ISP industry, it was created in response to restrictive laws implemented by the UK Government. Considering the IWF's links and [[EU]] funding, it is reasonable to interpret the content it filters as a barometer of state pressure.

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	*'''Web Archive''' - The "wayback machine" - a highly popular archive of 13 years of web history was censored by the IWF.		*'''Web Archive''' - The "wayback machine" - a highly popular archive of 13 years of web history was censored by the IWF.

	[[Category:Official Encyclopedia]][[Category:Child Advocacy]][[Category:Organisations]][[Category:Organisations: Unsympathetic]][[Category:Organisations: Charity & NGO]][[Category:Organisations: Real-life]][[Category:Organisations: British]][[Category:Child Pornography]]		[[Category:Official Encyclopedia]][[Category:Child Advocacy]][[Category:Organisations]][[Category:Organisations: Unsympathetic]][[Category:Organisations: Charity & NGO]][[Category:Organisations: Real-life]][[Category:Organisations: British]][[Category:Child Pornography]][[Category:Censorship]]

Jillium at 02:11, 14 February 2009

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	The IWF is in effect a censor. A number of recent examples demonstrate that this goes well beyond illegal content and encroaches upon mainstream resources.		The IWF is in effect a censor. A number of recent examples demonstrate that this goes well beyond illegal content and encroaches upon mainstream resources.

	*[[~~The~~ Virgin Killer controversies]] - Censorship of an album cover involving a naked girl ~~lead~~ to an effective ban on editing [[Wikipedia]].		*The [[Virgin Killer controversies]] - Censorship of an album cover involving a naked girl led to an effective ban on editing [[Wikipedia]].
	*'''Web Archive''' - The "wayback machine" - a highly popular archive of 13 years of web history was censored by the IWF.		*'''Web Archive''' - The "wayback machine" - a highly popular archive of 13 years of web history was censored by the IWF.

	[[Category:Official Encyclopedia]][[Category:Child Advocacy]][[Category:Organisations]][[Category:Organisations: Unsympathetic]][[Category:Organisations: Charity & NGO]][[Category:Organisations: Real-life]][[Category:Organisations: British]][[Category:Child Pornography]]		[[Category:Official Encyclopedia]][[Category:Child Advocacy]][[Category:Organisations]][[Category:Organisations: Unsympathetic]][[Category:Organisations: Charity & NGO]][[Category:Organisations: Real-life]][[Category:Organisations: British]][[Category:Child Pornography]]

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	*[[The Virgin Killer controversies]] - Censorship of an album cover involving a naked girl lead to an effective ban on editing [[Wikipedia]].		*[[The Virgin Killer controversies]] - Censorship of an album cover involving a naked girl lead to an effective ban on editing [[Wikipedia]].
	*'''Web Archive''' - The "wayback machine" - a highly popular archive of 13 years of web history was censored by the IWF.		*'''Web Archive''' - The "wayback machine" - a highly popular archive of 13 years of web history was censored by the IWF.

	~~[Develop rest from Wikipedia articles]~~

	[[Category:Official Encyclopedia]][[Category:Child Advocacy]][[Category:Organisations]][[Category:Organisations: Unsympathetic]][[Category:Organisations: Charity & NGO]][[Category:Organisations: Real-life]][[Category:Organisations: British]][[Category:Child Pornography]]		[[Category:Official Encyclopedia]][[Category:Child Advocacy]][[Category:Organisations]][[Category:Organisations: Unsympathetic]][[Category:Organisations: Charity & NGO]][[Category:Organisations: Real-life]][[Category:Organisations: British]][[Category:Child Pornography]]

The Admins at 15:11, 22 January 2009

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	The '''Internet Watch Foundation''' ('''IWF''') is an independent ~~(state appointed and empowered, yet unaccountable)~~ [[UK]] body that acts as a hotline for illegal content on the internet. This includes reports of so-called [[child pornography]] and "race hate" incitement speech that the British state have outlawed. Typically, this organisation achieves its aims by pressuring ISPs into enforcing bans on undesirable content.		The '''Internet Watch Foundation''' ('''IWF''') is an independent [[UK]] body that acts as a hotline for illegal content on the internet. This includes reports of so-called [[child pornography]] and "race hate" incitement speech that the British state have outlawed. Typically, this organisation achieves its aims by pressuring its founder ISPs into enforcing bans on undesirable content.

			Whilst the IWF is technically a body of the ISP industry, it was created in response to restrictive laws implemented by the UK Government. Considering the IWF's links and [[EU]] funding, it is reasonable to interpret the content it filters as a barometer of state pressure.

	==Censorship==		==Censorship==

Jillium at 21:42, 21 January 2009

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	*'''Web Archive''' - The "wayback machine" - a highly popular archive of 13 years of web history was censored by the IWF.		*'''Web Archive''' - The "wayback machine" - a highly popular archive of 13 years of web history was censored by the IWF.

	[Develop rest from Wikipedia articles ~~and categorise~~]		[Develop rest from Wikipedia articles]

			[[Category:Official Encyclopedia]][[Category:Child Advocacy]][[Category:Organisations]][[Category:Organisations: Unsympathetic]][[Category:Organisations: Charity & NGO]][[Category:Organisations: Real-life]][[Category:Organisations: British]][[Category:Child Pornography]]

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The '''Internet Watch Foundation''' ('''IWF''') is an independent (state appointed and empowered, yet unaccountable) [[UK]] body that acts as a hotline for illegal content on the internet. This includes reports of so-called [[child pornography]] and "race hate" incitement speech that the British state have outlawed. Typically, this organisation achieves its aims by pressuring ISPs into enforcing bans on undesirable content.

==Censorship==

The IWF is in effect a censor. A number of recent examples demonstrate that this goes well beyond illegal content and encroaches upon mainstream resources.

*[[The Virgin Killer controversies]] - Censorship of an album cover involving a naked girl lead to an effective ban on editing [[Wikipedia]].
*'''Web Archive''' - The "wayback machine" - a highly popular archive of 13 years of web history was censored by the IWF.

[Develop rest from Wikipedia articles and categorise]