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<p>Reports of Indecent Images of Children (IIOC) can be made to the Internet Watch
Foundation (IWF) which is an industry funded body. In 2014 the IWF processed 74,119
reports, of which 31,443 were confirmed as depicting illegal content. The IWF can
proactively search the Internet for IIOC and this has vastly increased the number
of webpages being taken down.</p><p>100% of UK-hosted webpages confirmed by the IWF
as containing IIOC were removed within four days, although most were taken down within
two hours. 84% of webpages hosted outside the UK, and confirmed by the IWF as containing
IIOC, were removed within 10 days. This material has been removed permanently, rather
than simply having access to it blocked. The IWF also provides a list of webpages
containing IIOC, primarily hosted outside the UK, to enable companies to block or
filter them for their customers’ protection. This approach uses the same technology
used by ISPs to block access to copyright-infringing websites.</p>
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