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Lobby organisation

Internet Watch Foundation

NGO or non-profit · Human rights & humanitarian · HQ: United Kingdom · Transparency Register entry

As of 7 November 2026, Internet Watch Foundation appears in 42 declared MEP meetings (29 different MEPs), most often with Socialists & Democrats.

42
declared meetings
with current MEPs
29
MEPs met
–
lobbying spend
none reported in the Register
1.4
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) is an international not-for-profit organisation working closely with the global technology sector to disrupt, prevent and remove images and videos showing the sexual abuse and exploitation of children from digital spaces.”

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“Operating Europe’s largest centre for assessing, grading and securing the removal of child sexual abuse material online, the IWF provides trusted services, intelligence and datasets used by technology companies, platforms, financial and other industries, and law enforcement worldwide. These capabilities support safety-by-design approaches that help protect victims and survivors, prevent the spread of criminal content, and strengthen the global investigation and disruption of abuse networks.”

Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 42 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Socialists & Democrats1433%
European People's Party1126%
Renew Europe819%
Greens/EFA512%
European Conservatives & Reformists12%
Non-attached12%
Patriots for Europe12%
The Left12%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2019–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (18 in 2026). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.

2019
2
2020
2
2021
0
2022
2
2023
4
2024
0
2025
14
2026
18

Group is each MEP's current political group, not necessarily the one they sat with at the time. Shares are rounded to whole percent.

The MEPs they meet most

Christel Schaldemose
3 meetings · S&D
Birgit Sippel
3 meetings · S&D
Hilde Vautmans
2 meetings · Renew
Alexandra Geese
2 meetings · Greens/EFA
Heléne Fritzon
2 meetings · S&D

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
14 Oct 2026Marko VešligajRapid growth of AI-generated child sexual abuse imagery
14 Oct 2026Arba KokalariGender equality and digital policy
12 Jun 2026Birgit SippelChild Sexual Abuse and Interim-Regulation
11 Jun 2026Elena KountouraMeeting with the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF)
11 Jun 2026Daniel FreundChild protection and online safety agenda at EU level
10 Jun 2026Sebastian TynkkynenDigital Omnibus
10 Jun 2026António Tânger CorrêaChat Control (CSAM)
9 Jun 2026Christel SchaldemoseCSA
9 Jun 2026Karlo ResslerProtecting children online
9 Jun 2026Maria OhisaloProtecting children online
9 Jun 2026Lukas MandlChild Sexual Abuse Material
12 May 2026Javier ZarzalejosMeeting with Internet Watch Foundation
12 May 2026Lena DüpontOnline Protection of Minors
8 May 2026Birgit SippelInterim-Regulation
5 Mar 2026Evin IncirPresentation by Internet Watch Foundation about AI-generated child sexual abuse material

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