KIDZONET Joins The Internet Watch Foundation To Block Child Sexual Abuse Material Across Its Networks

KIDZONET, the pioneer in Child Online Protection as a zero-touch telecom service, has officially joined the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF), the UK-based charity dedicated to identifying, disrupting, and removing child sexual abuse material from the internet.

The membership sees KIDZONET integrate IWF’s URL List and intelligence feeds directly into its child online safety database, adopting internationally recognised, intelligence-led tools to identify and block access to websites and content confirmed to contain child sexual abuse material across every network it serves.

As child sexual abuse material online continues to grow in volume and sophistication, the membership gives KIDZONET access to IWF’s continuously updated intelligence, a  data-base of live and confirmed child sexual abuse URLs and content signals, integrating it directly into its network infrastructure to automatically block harmful material before it reaches a child’s screen.

For a company operating at the network level, the quality of that intelligence determines the quality of protection. KIDZONET’s integration of IWF’s URL List and feeds ensures that every network it powers is backed by the most authoritative and continuously updated source of CSAM intelligence available globally, blocking confirmed harmful content the moment it is identified, across every connection it serves.

Nidal Taha, CEO of KIDZONET, said: “The internet should be a place for learning, creativity, and connection, not a gateway to illegal and harmful content. Joining the IWF is a commitment to using the best available intelligence to ensure that child sexual abuse material cannot be accessed through any network we power.

“The IWF sets the global standard in this space, and by integrating their tools and feeds into our technology, we are proud to stand alongside the world’s leading organisations in the fight against the distribution and accessibility of child sexual abuse material, and to put that standard to work across every market we serve.”

IWF analysts responded to over 300,000 reports containing child sexual abuse material in 2025, the latest milestone in a threat that has grown 830% since the charity began proactively identifying this content in 2014.

The nature of that threat is also shifting. In 2025, IWF detected 3,440 AI-generated videos of child sexual abuse, up from just 13 the year prior, as advances in AI technology enable criminals to produce realistic harmful content faster than static filters can respond.

For the telecom operators, governments, and digital service providers that deploy KIDZONET’s technology, IWF membership adds a critical layer of intelligence-led protection to an already robust child safety infrastructure, one that updates in real time, keeping pace with threats as they emerge.

Kerry Smith, CEO of IWF, said: “Every piece of child sexual abuse material that remains accessible online represents a continuing harm to a real child. The organisations that step up to block this content at the network level are making a meaningful difference, not just to the numbers, but to the children behind them.

“KIDZONET’s commitment to integrating IWF intelligence across its networks means that protection is built into the connection itself, and we are proud to welcome them as a member in the fight against child sexual abuse material online.”

The membership advances KIDZONET’s broader vision of supporting operators, regulators, governments, and digital service providers in building safer online experiences for children worldwide. With the number of commercial child sexual abuse sites having doubled in 2025 alone, and organised criminals increasingly disguising harmful content to evade detection, the case for intelligence-led, network-level protection has never been stronger.

As KIDZONET’s partnerships extend across multiple markets and continents, from the Middle East to West Africa and the UK, IWF intelligence integration ensures that the same standard of protection applies everywhere the service operates, reinforcing KIDZONET’s position as a global leader in digital child safety and responsible technology.