General

Part of the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF)

f2s has partnered with the IWF, committing to a policy which includes the introduction of a site blocking system for specific illegal content. The IWF will release updated lists twice a day for us to check against our system, all websites identified by IWF as containing potentially illegal content will be blocked.



About the Internet Watch Foundation

The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) aim to minimise the availability of potentially illegal internet content, specifically:
• Child abuse images hosted anywhere in the world
• Criminally obscene content hosted in the UK
• Incitement to racial hatred content hosted in the UK




The IWF work in partnership with:

UK Government departments such as the Home Office and the Department of Trade and Industry. Also EU and UK internet industry including Internet Service Providers (ISPs), mobile operators and manufacturers, Content Service Providers (CSPs) and telecommunications and software companies.



Will there be an effect on service performance?

No, services should remain consistent - the packet size being re-directed is very small so the delay should be negligible