Children Online

• ‘This is not a super safe world’: B.C. researcher examines how children are targeted online

  Dr. Jan Kietzmann has now been recognized, along with his coauthor Dionysios Demetis, for their research on online child sexual exploitation

  Tech

  Mar 18
  
• Report on kids’ app use shows frightening results, child protection centre says

  The research has found that many apps being offered through app stores have unsuitable age ratings, inconsistent enforcement, and parental controls that can be easily bypassed.

  Crime

  Apr 27, 2022
  
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• Sextortion of children on the rise: Winnipeg experts

  According to Winnipeg-based Cybertip.ca, sextortion claims are up 62 per cent over the past six months and primarily targeting boys aged 15-17.

  Crime

  Sep 26, 2021
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• Peterborough man, 37, charged with child luring after online investigation

  Peterborough police say an online investigation led to the arrest of a Peterborough man on Thursday. He has been charged with luring a child.

  Crime

  May 6, 2021
• Canadian girls have more friends online than in real life: survey

  For International Day of the Girl, researchers examined the lives of Canadian girls — both online and off.

  Lifestyle

  Oct 11, 2019
• Canadian girls among victims in U.S. child porn case that landed 7 men in prison

  The men were given sentences ranging from 15 to 40 years for conspiring to produce child porn, with the 91 identified victims including some from Canada.

  Canada

  Aug 30, 2018