Press & Media: Recent News
New campaign features six Canadian moms sharing the online sexual victimization of their children
Six moms from across Canada have come together to share the devastating stories of their children’s online sexual victimization in a new campaign from the Canadian Centre for Child Protection (C3P).
New report shares survivor experiences with tech companies’ failures to address online child sexual abuse material
Winnipeg, Canada - A new report by the Canadian Centre for Child Protection (C3P) finds that victims of child sexual abuse material suffer from wide-ranging harms throughout their lives, frequently exacerbated by failures of the technology industry to take action or respond to complaints.
STATEMENT: Manitoba-wide cellphone restrictions in schools brings student well-being to the forefront
Today the Manitoba government became the latest in a growing chorus of provinces that have announced restrictions on cellphone use by students in the classroom. Mounting evidence about the harmful effects of excessive cellphone use on student learning, well-being, and online safety justifies the need for this type of decisive action by our elected leaders.
Sharp rise in reports of sexual crimes against children further underscores need for Canadian online safety laws
The statistics for the year 2023 continue to mirror a distressing trend from previous years, notably:
Police and child protection agency say parents need to know about sexually explicit AI deepfakes
As reports of incidents involving sexually explicit AI-generated images and videos are rising in schools across Canada, the Canadian Centre for Child Protection (C3P) and the OPP-led Provincial Strategy to Protect Children from Sexual Abuse and Exploitation on the Internet (Provincial ICE [Internet Child Exploitation] Strategy) are arming parents and teachers with critical information.
Phoenix 11 Statement: Meta’s Response Following the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing Unacceptable for Survivors
n January 2024, ahead of the United States Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Online Child Sexual Exploitation, the Phoenix 11 submitted a statement with six questions for Mark Zuckerberg, CEO and Chairman of Meta, to consider in light of his December 2023 decision to deploy default end-to-end encryption (E2EE) across Meta’s messenger platforms.
Report on personal impacts of public advocacy by survivors of CSAM released by C3P
Findings from a new report commissioned by the Canadian Centre for Child Protection (C3P) released today explore the experiences of survivors of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) who have come together to publicly advocate for social and policy change to protect children and other survivors.
DON’T LEAVE CSAM VICTIMS BEHIND IN LEGISLATIVE EFFORTS: STATEMENT FROM THE PHOENIX 11 TO THE FIVE COUNTRY MINISTERIAL
As we write to you today, the Phoenix 11 note the somber anniversaries that bring this statement before you. Six years ago, 11 women were brought together by the Canadian Centre for Child Protection and the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children with one thing in common: we survived child sexual abuse that was documented through photographs and videos which were – and continue to be - distributed in real time on the internet.
New Online Harms Bill is Critical to the Online Protection of Children
The Canadian Centre for Child Protection (C3P) expresses its support for the newly introduced Online Harms Bill, a pivotal first step toward safeguarding Canadian children in digital environments they use every day.
Zoe & Molly resources upgraded as offender tactics evolve
Canadian Centre for Child Protection offering free Zoe & Molly resources for a limited time to support Safer Internet Day
Tracking social media’s failure to keep kids safe: Canadian Centre for Child Protection launches public archive documenting online harm
A new archive of media and public reports highlighting the failure of the technology industry to protect citizens from online harm is now available, as part of a public awareness initiative by the Canadian Centre for Child Protection.
Campaign delivers sextortion information to youth and caregivers
With support from the Government of Canada, the Canadian Centre for Child Protection (C3P) is launching a new campaign about how to respond to sextortion attempts, a crime that is reported to Cybertip.ca 10 times per day.
Survivor group asks Senate Judiciary Committee to question Mark Zuckerberg on end-to-end encryption implementation
The Phoenix 11, a powerful group of survivors, are asking members of the Senate Committee to question Mark Zuckerberg on the record about the harm that children will endure because of Meta’s December 6, 2023 decision to fully implement end-to-end encryption on Messenger and Instagram.