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IWF
Internet Watch Foundation
NGO · United Kingdom · EU Transparency Register 144739515066-23
2
positions filed
in the 326 files tracked
2
legislative files
of 326 tracked
0
with a full position paper
attached to a submission
Counts here are a floor, never a total: they cover the 326 consultation files tracked so far (29,503 submissions, mostly 2025–26), so an organization's real filing history is larger, not smaller.
Who they are
Among the 784 non-governmental organisations on this site, they rank #372 by legislative files engaged — a count of participation, not a measure of influence.
1.4
declared lobbying FTE
self-declared
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declared costs / yr (floor)
3
EP accreditations
as declared to the register
2015
in the register since
Declares membership of
- INHOPE - INHOPE is an active and collaborative network of 51 hotlines in 45 countries worldwide, dealing with illegal…
- ECLAG (European Child Sexual Abuse Legislation Advocacy Group) - a coalition of child rights non-governmental organis…
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 30 Aug 2026).
- Register category
- Non-governmental organisations
- Head office
- Milton, United kingdom
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 30 Aug 2026); cost bands are floors, not audited totals. Reused under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU.
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Their record over time
Internet Watch Foundation filed 2 positions between 26 Oct 2021 and 29 Jun 2026, across 2 of the 326 legislative files tracked here.
2021 · 1 filed2026 · 1 filed
What they argued
The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) is an international hotline based in the UK, funded by the internet industry and European Commission, which provides a secure and anonymous place for 2.5 billion people globally to report suspected child sexual abuse material in their local language through the 48 reporting portals we operate around the world.
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Turns up on the same files
Organizations that also filed on at least two of the same consultations. A shared interest in the same dossiers — not evidence of coordination, and we do not suggest any.
- Victim Support Europe (VSE) · 2 files in common
- Terre des Hommes Netherlands · 2 files in common
- Save the Children · 2 files in common
- Stiftung Digitale Chancen · 2 files in common
- Missing Children Europe · 2 files in common
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