IWF

IWF is an acronym that can refer to several organizations, with the most widely known being the Internet Watch Foundation. The Internet Watch Foundation is a UK-registered charity established to combat the online availability of child sexual abuse imagery. It acts as a liaison between the public, industry, and law enforcement to remove illegal material from the internet. The IWF runs a reporting mechanism for online abuse content, maintains a hash database of known illegal images to aid detection and removal by service providers, and provides guidance to internet platforms on safety measures and content filtering. The organization collaborates with police, the National Crime Agency, and international partners, and it publicly reports trends, responses, and performance metrics. Its funding comes from major internet service providers, telecommunications companies, and public sector contributions, and it operates independently of government control while coordinating with authorities to support enforcement actions.

Other notable uses of the acronym include the International Weightlifting Federation, the global governing body for Olympic weightlifting responsible for rules, international competitions such as world championships, and anti-doping efforts. There have historically been other wrestling organizations bearing the same initials as well. Because IWF can refer to multiple bodies, the intended meaning generally depends on context, such as sports governance or online safety.