Monique St. Germain (she/her)

General Counsel, Canadian Centre for Child Protection. Interest in child protection, privacy, IP & criminal law. All views are my own/RTs aren't endorsements.

[Lianna McDonald @LiannaMcDonald]

X has the power to make this woman's suffering go away with the push of a button, but they refuse to simply do the right and moral thing. Reprehensible, I simply have no words. Canadian law makers: take careful note of this case.

[Signy Arnason @SignyArnason]

When playgrounds are dangerous, we demand they be made safe.

When the internet platforms children use every day allow predators to connect with kids, we blame parents?

It doesn't make sense.
It's time for governments to regulate internet platforms.
https://t.co/GqSixo2CI0

[Monique St. Germain (she/her) @MoniqueStG]

What a great show of support from the banking industry in the UK. CSAM removal needs to be prioritized by all sectors.

[John Carr @johnc1912]

Great story in the Daily Telegraph reminding us that if banks become aware that one of their customers is failing to act to remove csam it has been informed about they may lose their banking facilities. https://t.co/UIpNPL9dR5

[Monique St. Germain (she/her) @MoniqueStG]

“I understand that some …have an opinion that memories of deep personal trauma can fade over time…” testified Seth Porter, a survivor …. “As a victim of sexual assault myself, I can assure you that my memories have not faded over the past 27 years.” https://t.co/aTcED54QR0

[Monique St. Germain (she/her) @MoniqueStG]

Our organization found a link between CSAM and bestiality in Canadian case law as well. See https://t.co/Mmv8AGMX2V

[Michael Salter @mike_salter]

The overlap between bestiality and child sexual abuse is readily apparent to those of us who study child sexual abuse material. But not well known to the public.

CSAM offenders frequently access bestiality content. Some CSAM depicts animal abuse. https://t.co/x0cmVULPur

[Lianna McDonald @LiannaMcDonald]

Just out from the UK - great to see the financial sector stepping up and sending a strong message that child sexual abuse material will not be tolerated or permitted on their services.
https://t.co/0fS6NnxMrl

[Lianna McDonald @LiannaMcDonald]

Absolutely brilliant article - a must read!

Thank you @bhaggart for saying what needs to be said – Canada and other countries must not back down to power grabbing tech titans.
https://t.co/d7kIYbw4T9

[Monique St. Germain (she/her) @MoniqueStG]

Technology has made it so that one does not need to meet a victim in person to cause that person immense harm.

[Michael Salter @mike_salter]

I’ve spoken to so many sexual abuse survivors whose abusers denied them sexuality information so they wouldn’t understand what was happening to them.

[Protect Children @CdnChildProtect]

We’ve heard from the academics – now it’s time to hear from survivors.

It’s more important than ever to understand the real-life consequences survivors & children suffer when we fail to address child sexual abuse material online.

From the Phoenix 11: https://t.co/lPVLezzPuI

[Ylva Johansson @YlvaJohansson]

New @Europol report states that threat of child sexual abuse online is increasing in terms of quantity and severity, and in interactions with victims on social media.

More evidence why we need my #EUvsChildSexualAbuse proposal.

Read the report 👇
https://t.co/fFs7Mq51oX

[Michael Salter @mike_salter]

The removal of child sexual abuse material from the internet is fundamental to the primary prevention of child sexual abuse.

Offenders say that viewing CSAM increases their risk to children. The @SuojellaanLapsi survey of dark web CSAM offenders found that:

[Amanda Todd Legacy @AToddLegacy]

IMPORTANT warning from the FBI about online predators using "Group Grooming " #onlinesafety #gaming #chatrooms #onlinesafety #chatrooms #amandatodd #amandatoddlegacy shared with @c_todd

[EU Home Affairs @EUHomeAffairs]

Our #WeekendRead 🤓

❗️ Child sexual abuse is the only crime where the content is the crime: the abuse pictures and videos are in themselves a criminal offense.

✍️ Commissioner @YlvaJohansson ~ #EUvsChildSexualAbuse

https://t.co/UN9rASPyQF

[Lianna McDonald @LiannaMcDonald]

As companies talk about sextortion at @tech_coalition’s event in #Washington, we hope that survivors & the families left behind by the victims of this dangerous crime are heard.

This mom is living that horrific reality; her son died by suicide mere hours after being sextorted.

[John Carr @johnc1912]

Great report from Finland. Reminds us of the link between accessing CSAM and going on to abuse children again. Reminds us also why the Online Safety Bill in the UK and the CSA in the EU are so vital. https://t.co/8RfdllUJzQ

[Lianna McDonald @LiannaMcDonald]

Thank you Commissioner @YlvaJohansson - it's heartening to have you at the forefront of this battle in the EU.

Survivors need us all working to change the status quo that has allowed their abuse material to circulate.

Continue the fight, we are on the right side of history.

[Protect Children @CdnChildProtect]

This week at the United Nations, 71 governments came together with a call to action, stepping up the battle against the global epidemic of online child sexual abuse material.

We are encouraged by this united stand to protect our most vulnerable. https://t.co/eAoESKRZ86

[Lianna McDonald @LiannaMcDonald]

Child sexual abuse material becomes more available by the minute - this violence cannot be stopped by one organization alone.

We are emboldened by the team that united in Vienna over the past week.

Inaction from tech will no longer be tolerated. https://t.co/iDwf4k2p5W