BBC NEWS | UK | Child porn site reports 'up 80%'

BBC NEWS | UK | Child porn site reports 'up 80%': "Child porn site reports 'up 80%'
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IWF urges the public to report potentially illegal sites
The number of internet child pornography sites reported to police soared by almost 80% last year, according to a new report.

The Internet Watch foundation (IWF) said 6,128 sites investigated after reports to them from the public were illegal - up from 3,438 in 2004.

The 78% rise compared to an increase of 0.003% in the previous 12 months.

The increase was due to public intolerance of child abuse and better tracking of sites, the IWF said.

The organisation's annual report said 23,658 reports of suspicious content were sent to the IWF by members of the public with 6,128 then passed on to the police.

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