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DIY Digital Safety @DIYDigSafety

Digitally Informed Youth (DIY) is a research project empowering young people and providing resources against technology-facilitated sexual violence.

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DIY Digital Safety@DIYDigSafety
18 May 2023
👋 Hello Twitter! Young people deserve tools and information that help them connect in safe, enjoyable, and empowering ways. DIY ("Digitally Informed Youth") is a five-year research project looking into technology-facilitated sexual violence. Stay tuned for updates! 📢ℹ️
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✨ Publication alert ✨ We are excited to share our most recent publication in the Canadian Journal of Communication, which examines how Canadian secondary schools address TFSV within their educational curricula, policies, and legislation. Check it out cjc.utppublishing.com/doi/10…

Systems-Level Problems Require Systems-Level Responses: An Intersectional Analysis of Canadian...

Background: Technology-facilitated sexual violence (TFSV) is a significant problem for young people and is on the rise in Canada. Young people from marginalized groups are at greater risk of TFSV...

cjc.utppublishing.com
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Our @nikitakalwani, @cdietzel, and Suzie Dunn discovered that TFSV, gender-based harms, sexuality-based harms, power imbalances, and intersectionality are not discussed comprehensively or consistently in educational curricula, policies, or legislation.
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RĂ©mi Quirion@SciChefQC
15 May 2025
Le #FRQ et le @CNRS vous invitent au colloque « Nos recherches changent le monde », les 4 et 5 juin 2025, à @HEC Montréal et en ligne. Venez explorer les transformations et enjeux de la recherche en sciences humaines et sociales, arts et lettres. 🔽frq.gouv.qc.ca/evenement/nos…
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🤳TikTok investigated over use of children's data: The UK will inspect how the social media platform uses the data of 13 —to 17-year-olds to recommend further content to them. bbc.com/news/articles/c62xxz…

TikTok investigated by UK watchdog over use of children's data

It will look into how the social media platform uses the data of 13 to 17-year-olds to recommend content.

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More than 100 people arrested in nationwide investigation into online child exploitation (via @CTVNews) ctvnews.ca/toronto/article/m…

More than 100 people arrested in nationwide investigation into online child exploitation

Forty people in Ontario are among the more than 100 suspects arrested in connection with a nationwide investigation into online child exploitation.

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📌 If you live in Sarnia and are interested in learning more about tech-facilitated sexual violence, Dr. Kaitlynn Mendes will offer a workshop for The Centre Sarnia-Lambton. Register here revelree.ca/event/ht-trainin…
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L’Australie interdira les médias sociaux aux adolescents. Le Canada devrait-il faire de même ? 🤔 Nos experts Dr Dietzel (@cdietzel) et Dre Mendes discutent des implications et des impacts de ces mesures dans cet article de @ConversationCA . theconversation.com/laustral…

L’Australie interdira les médias sociaux aux adolescents. Le Canada devrait-il faire de même ?

Alors que la loi canadienne sur les préjudices en ligne est débattue, les députés pourraient se tourner vers d’autres pays, comme l’Australie, pour obtenir des conseils.

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Faire face à des préjudices en ligne peut être accablant, mais vous n’êtes pas seul·e. Des ressources sont disponibles partout au Canada. 🇨🇦 Découvrez la liste complète sur notre site web : diydigitalsafety.ca/fr/suppo…
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Our team has compiled detailed lists of support services for youth affected by technology-facilitated violence. These guides can help you if you are seeking resources tailored to specific identity groups or locations across Canada 🇨🇦 diydigitalsafety.ca/support-…
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Instagram Blocked Teens From Searching LGBTQ-Related Content for Months (via @TeenVogue) teenvogue.com/story/instagra…

Instagram Blocked Teens From Searching LGBTQ-Related Content for Months

Posts with LGBTQ hashtags were hidden under Meta's “sensitive content” policy which restricts "sexually suggestive content."

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Young people face unique challenges when it comes to experiencing their sexuality in a digital age. 📲👀🍑 On January 22 at @DalhousieU, Prof. Suzie Dunn will discuss some of our preliminary findings, including insights from interviews and surveys conducted with youth across 🇨🇦.
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Australia is banning social media for teens. Should Canada do the same? Our experts, Dr. Christopher Dietzel (@cdietzel) and Dr. Kaitlynn Mendes discuss the implications and impact of these measures in this @ConversationCA article. theconversation.com/australi…

Australia is banning social media for teens. Should Canada do the same?

As Canada’s Online Harms Act is being debated, MPs may look to other countries, like Australia, for guidance on protecting youth from online harms.

theconversation.com
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Smartphone policies in schools: What does the evidence say? 🏫🤳 The @5RightsFound and @MediaLSE joint centre gathered evidence from around the world. Don’t miss their report digital-futures-for-children…

Smartphone policies in schools

Smartphone policies in schools report

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Curious about sextortion and how to stay safe? 🛡️ @netsafeNZ has amazing resources with tips, solutions, and support for parents and young people. Don’t miss out 🔗 lnkd.in/gxs4f5bu
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Instagram actively helping spread of self-harm among teenagers, study finds (via @guardian) theguardian.com/technology/2…

Instagram actively helping spread of self-harm among teenagers, study finds

Researchers say parent company Meta is failing to remove explicit images on the social media site

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Darren Laur - White Hatter Team 🇨🇦@DarrenLaur
3 Dec 2024
Replying to @DIYDigSafety @CBCNews
here's an article we wrote on this issue thewhitehatter.ca/blog/austr…
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Australia is banning social media for those under 16. Is it a solution for Canada? (via @CBCNews) cbc.ca/news/canada/aus-u16-s…

Australia is banning social media for those under 16. Is it a solution for Canada? | CBC News

Australia's new law banning social media for those under 16 will likely move the needle on Canadian efforts demanding more online protections for young people, experts say, though they call the...

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Looking for free resources to address technology-facilitated sexual violence among youth? 👀📲 Visit our website for infographics, fact sheets, & reports to learn about online harms diydigitalsafety.ca/resource… #DigitalSafety
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Want to warn young people about sextortion? Scottish teens recommend using language that teens understand, keeping the messages fast-paced and skipping the scare tactics.🗣️✨ (via @guardian) theguardian.com/uk-news/2024…

Don’t scare us and use our language to discuss sextortion, say teenagers

Awareness campaign partly designed by under-18s will launch on social media to educate adults and children

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MediaSmarts@MediaSmarts
12 Nov 2024
The risks of misinformation and deepfakes don't just affect you, they can impact the people you care about. #TogetherAgainstMisinformation BreaktheFake.ca
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