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New Statistics Canada crime data shows victimization of children intensified during pandemic
While we continue to demand that technology companies vastly improve the safety of their services, it’s important that parents be aware of these risks,” says McDonald.
Help keep youth and children safe from online sexual exploitation
Recently, Cybertip.ca analysts saw a concerning rise in reports about sextortion - adults posing as teens and secretly recording teens exposing themselves on live video chat and then threatening to share the content online if the teens did not pay them money.
Resources for Families
Addressing Victimization Understanding Child Sexual Abuse For protective parents/guardians where child sexual abuse has been discovered or is suspected.
Helping to Better Protect Youth Online
On February 10, 2015, International Safer Internet Day, the Canadian Centre for Child Protection is highlighting new educational properties that address emerging issues facing youth and encouraging parents and teachers to visit saferinternetday.ca to access important safety resources that reduce child victimization online.
Sexual crimes against Canadian children rising at alarming rate, new Stats Can police‑reported data shows
For tweens and teens, help set up privacy settings in apps/games/social accounts.
Statement: Canadian Centre working together with MTS Future First
The Canadian Centre’s Keeping Teens Safe from Online Sexual Exploitation is part of a complimentary kit that will be provided to parents when they purchase their child’s first smartphone.
Phoenix 11 Statement: Meta’s Response Following the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing Unacceptable for Survivors
Zuckerberg chose to piece together a copy and pasted answer from other questions posed2, reiterating Meta’s policies on teen accounts, and using the opportunity to tout its new nudity protection feature3.
Your nude is out there. Now what?
“When a teen is in crisis because their intimate image is being shared, it can be devastating.
Press & Media: Track record of online harm
Source: Reuters 2024-06-24 Financial sextortion most often targets teen boys via Instagram, according to new data Source: NBC News 2024-06-20 Instagram Recommends Sexual Videos to Accounts for 13-Year-Olds, Tests Show Source: The Wall Street Journal 2024-06-17 AI Images in Google Search Results Have Opened a Portal to Hell Source: 404 Media 2024-06-16 Inside Snapchat’s Teen Opioid Crisis Source: Rolling Stone 2024-06-15 The Influencer Is a Young Teenage Girl.
NeedHelpNow.ca – Youth can #ChangeTheStory
NeedHelpNow.ca – Youth can #ChangeTheStory Helping Canadian teens in crisis take back their pictures and their lives September 29, 2015 For Immediate Release Canadian teens are being negatively and seriously impacted by the spread of sexual pictures and the social fallout that often occurs afterwards.