Game-changing IWF chatbot to target people trying to access child sexual abuse online
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The aim is for the new chatbot to target users before they actually commit a criminal offence.
A game-changing new interactive chatbot will interrupt people trying to access online child sexual abuse material to get them to change their ways.
The End Violence Fund has recently announced the funding grant for the new Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) reThink chatbot which the charity has been developing.
The IWF is the UK charity responsible for finding and removing images and videos of children suffering sexual abuse from the internet. They are also part of the UK Safer Internet Centre, working with Childnet International and the SWGfL to promote the safe and responsible use of technology for children and young people.
The new reThink Chatbot will engage with internet users who are showing signs that they might be looking for images of child sexual abuse.
It will attempt to engage users in a friendly and supportive conversation and at the right time, signpost and refer them to the IWF...
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