“Telegram is truly in a league of their own as far as their lack of content moderation or even interest in preventing child sexual exploitation activity on their platform,” says NCMEC’s John Shehan. Important work from Kevin Collier calling out what actions we and other allies fighting child sexual abuse material see – and more importantly don’t see – from Telegram. https://lnkd.in/erz7nwbt
Canadian Centre for Child Protection Inc.
Public Safety
Winnipeg, Manitoba 3,177 followers
The Canadian Centre for Child Protection is a charity dedicated to the protection of all children.
About us
The Canadian Centre for Child Protection is a charitable organization dedicated to the personal safety of all children. Our goal is to reduce child victimization by providing programs and services to Canadians. We do this through public awareness activities, our personal safety education program (Kids in the Know), our national tipline to report online sexual abuse of children (Cybertip.ca), our program to help organizations prevent child sexual abuse (Commit to Kids), and our new national missing children services program (MissingKids.ca).
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http://www.protectchildren.ca
External link for Canadian Centre for Child Protection Inc.
- Industry
- Public Safety
- Company size
- 51-200 employees
- Headquarters
- Winnipeg, Manitoba
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1985
- Specialties
- child protection, child safety, and internet safety
Locations
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Primary
615 Academy Rd
Winnipeg, Manitoba, CA
Employees at Canadian Centre for Child Protection Inc.
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Signy Arnason
Associate Executive Director of C3P
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Lindsay Lobb
Director of Operations - Support Services, Canadian Centre for Child Protection
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Lawrence Ellerby
Forensic Psychologist
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'Ayo Olashore, LL.M, CIPP/E
Dual Qualified Attorney (Manitoba, Canada & Nigeria) | Expertise in Commercial Law, Contract Management, and Compliance
Updates
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Canadian Centre for Child Protection Inc. reposted this
Here we go again. Just as the Australian government contemplates online safety measures, one of which proposes to raise the minimum age for allowing children to use social media from 13 to 16, Snapchat went on the offensive – which tech often does following major pushes for change by child safety advocates. https://lnkd.in/gRhq8y8Q First, the company released new research that found 80% of teens (ages 13-17) report feeling “happy” when using direct messaging tools like Snapchat. The press release announcing these findings is titled “New Research Reveals Communicating Online with Friends Brings Australians Happiness”. (https://lnkd.in/gjFkYkis) “Are you taking away something that they’ve been enjoying and benefiting from for, in some cases, several years now?” their spokesperson commented aloud with journalists. It sounds like they are arguing that so long as their product makes teens feel good, we shouldn’t set legal guardrails around its use, despite the known harms. I'd be interested in their take on underage drinking. To be honest, a more fitting headline for their research announcement would be: "Snapchat-funded research shows teenagers like Snapchat". Second, it is a bit perplexing as to why Snapchat is so eager to squash raising the age to 16. It doesn’t appear that they’ve even been adhering to the 13 year-old cut off anyway, so how exactly would such a change impact their usual approach? Third, Snapchat’s VP of Trust & Safety took to the media to push back against this safety measure by (a) arguing that if under 16s were to be barred from their service, they should bear no responsibility for gatekeeping those users, and (b) redirecting the issue by framing it as a parental responsibility under the guise of choice. It’s a classic bait-and-switch we see all the time. While on the issue of parents, let’s remind Snapchat that just two months ago, nearly 70 percent of Australians said they support raising the age minimum for social media from 13 to 16 years (https://lnkd.in/gFGmkaRb) Bottom line: we need authentic conversations about how we collectively work together and fight for our kids' right to be safe online. This effort certainly isn’t that.
Snapchat rejects Australian push to raise age for allowing teenagers on social media to 16
theguardian.com
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There is mounting evidence showing the harmful effects of excessive cellphone use on student learning, well-being, and online safety. We're glad that MB is joining other provinces to help students. https://lnkd.in/gKSJCwKD
STATEMENT: Manitoba-wide cellphone restrictions in schools brings student well-being to the forefront
protectchildren.ca
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Canadian Centre for Child Protection Inc. reposted this
👏👏Fantastic news from our southern neighbours! KOSA has passed the Senate and the US is one step closer to better protecting children online. Similar changes are needed in Canada ASAP. https://lnkd.in/gvfxPpqu
U.S. Senate votes to force social media platforms to protect kids online
https://globalnews.ca
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Children will continue to be harmed online with increasing severity and violence if big tech is not regulated. Read our summary of the most recent data from Statistics Canada: https://lnkd.in/gX35yRbS
Sharp rise in reports of sexual crimes against children further underscores need for Canadian online safety laws
protectchildren.ca
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Our team's presenting at Trust & Safety Professional Association's TrustCon 2024! Make sure to check out these sessions later today:
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Canadian Centre for Child Protection Inc. reposted this
It was an honour to receive Mr. Jagmeet Singh at the Canadian Centre for Child Protection Inc. last week. Spreading awareness about the harms children face online is crucial, we look forward to continuing to work towards change to better protect Canada's youth!
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Cybertip.ca has processed ~4K sexually explicit deepfake images of children in the past year. C3P's Signy Arnason explains we desperately need regulation. "There are serious traumatic repercussions for the impacted teen... we need people to take this more seriously." https://lnkd.in/dUjDSTJQ
'Tip of the iceberg': AI deepfakes on the rise in Alberta as police warn parents to stay vigilant
calgary.ctvnews.ca
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Canadian Centre for Child Protection Inc. reposted this
How is this a serious attempt at safeguarding children and youth? What are these bad actors doing on the platform to begin with if they have previously been reported or blocked? These are band-aid measures when you consider how many youth are being aggressively targeted by sextorters and how many are dying by suicide. This isn't remotely good enough. "To stop scammers, Snap says it will now show a warning message in the app when teens receive a message from someone that others have blocked or reported, or when that person’s account is from a “region where the teen’s network isn’t typically located.” The warning presents options to report or block the person, or just tap “Okay” to chat with them." https://lnkd.in/gUaCnN6n
Snap adds new warnings and region blocks to address teen “sextortion” scams
theverge.com
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Canadian Centre for Child Protection Inc. reposted this
Incredibly proud to see the hard work of our very own Monique St. Germain highlighted by Lexpert, talking about the diverse and challenging work our legal team does every day. https://lnkd.in/g6VXREKm
Monique St. Germain and the Canadian Centre for Child Protection's fight
lexpert.ca